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Role ModelI have watched the case of Efren Carrillo with compassionate interest. As a local psychotherapist specializing in addiction, I may

have a slightly different perspective to present: Mr. Carrillo is a great role model—for us and for our children.

We have in our community and culture widespread drug and alcohol abuse. Who among us has never had a friend or family member touched by addiction? This is something every child has watched in some form. And if not addiction, every family has, at one time or another, experienced a situation that was not their best moment; any of us can recall, with discomfort, these moments. Who also has not been affected by sexual assault or abuse in some form, another subject we like to whitewash with shame and secrecy?

Mr. Carrillo has presented us with an opportunity to teach our children, and to remind ourselves, that we are human. Humans are flawed. We do things to excess, we abuse the power we hold, we behave and speak in ways that are hurtful to our loved ones and others. Part of the beauty of our humanity is that we are able to reflect on ourselves (or have our foibles mirrored to us by someone or something outside us). We have a new start each day, when we can become honest about our shortcomings. We have a chance each day to look at the ways our attempts at self-care were hurtful and ineffective.

Shame. Judgment. No second chances if you make a mistake. Is this what we want to model for our children? If we teach this, we teach our children to lie and hide and hate themselves.

Efren has provided us all an opportunity to teach our children and ourselves that it is not our mistakes that define us or our families. What defines us is how we take responsibility

for our weaknesses, how we reach out for help, how we confess our humanness, how we resume our work and fill our role in the family and community despite having messed up badly, and how we make amends and go on to do it differently.

I don’t know if Efren will be able to maintain his sobriety, but I believe he deserves a chance. I believe it serves our community to allow our children to watch shame turn to grace—to give them a chance to know they aren’t the only ones that have had shameful events in their families; to know that they can and will make terrible mistakes in their lifetime; and, most importantly, to know that from that place of vulnerability, humans make meaning of their suffering and bring something beautiful to the world.

As we have all witnessed at one time or another, addiction is a complicated beast. I wish Mr. Carrillo recovery and the victims of his behavior an amends that brings healing.

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Palm Drive PlanWest County needs Palm Drive Hospital—it is a matter of life and death. Instead of a hospital managed by a politically minded and distant district board, the new West County community hospital can be well managed by the professionals who provide the services—doctors, nurses and local business people. A well-written plan, the capital and the creative will of the people served by the hospital are all in place or well on their way.

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Play On, Brother New website celebrates the music of the late Mark Herczog BY ANNETTE HERCZOG KEYS

In February, Reader’s Digest published a condensed version of a 2013 Mother Jones article about Santa Rosa resident Mark Herczog’s tragic death, his

son’s misdiagnosed schizophrenia and our nation’s need for education, awareness and treatment of the mentally ill.

The Bohemian covered the story on April 10, 2013. Despite three expert forensic psychiatrists finding that his son was experiencing a psychotic break during the onset of paranoid schizophrenia, it took two years and a costly, unnecessary trial before his son was finally hospitalized and his family could begin to breathe again.

The time of healing for Mark’s loved ones has been long and arduous, and the hole left by his absence is deep. But Mark Herczog, my brother, left a lasting legacy: his soulful music and his selfless service to others. Though the district attorney wanted the jury to believe that this devoted father was a practicing alcoholic/addict, Mark was clean and sober for more than 35 years, and helped countless others find strength and hope through Alcoholics Anonymous. His life was about his kids, his program and the music he created for more than 50 years.

Mark was an outstanding lead guitar player, songwriter and entertainer whose performances brought joy and inspiration to thousands. So what better way to honor his legacy than by sharing it? Toward that end, I created a website to showcase his original R&B recordings for others to enjoy and download. His songs are gems, and his talent is undeniable. Knowing that his work will not only be heard but will stand as a legacy for his kids would make him profoundly happy. I also created a fund for his children and grandchildren’s college education.

Check out www.reverbnation.com/markherczog to be a part of Mark Herczog’s legacy. Or make a donation at www.gofundme.com/837zlg. Though he’s gone, his family and his music, all beautiful and special, will live on. Thanks again to the Santa Rosa community for all your prayers and support, and for helping us turn this horrific tragedy into a legacy of love.

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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Grain MatterIn the article “Killer Corn” (April 16) the author refers to corn as a vegetable. Corn is a grain. Most Americans eat too much processed corn products in the form of snack food, junk food and fast food. Let’s not forget that high fructose corn syrup (associated with the increase in obesity and diabetes) is added to most processed, packaged foods. Fresh corn, on or off the cob, is the best bet.

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The Oklahoma debacle highlighted problems with lethal injection as California struggles to put its own death-house in order.

“This ought to be a warning to California as it contemplates its next protocol,” says Elisabeth Semel, director of the Death Penalty Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law.

Semel highlights the state’s history of inadequate training and

monitoring of corrections officials charged with administering lethal dosages, and “real questions about whether people have suffered” as a result.

When a federal judge halted executions in California in 2006, she notes, he did so in part because of evidence that six of 11 executions had gone awry.

Allen was sentenced to death in 1980 for orchestrating two murders while serving

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THE Ill Winds The prevailing winds blow emissions from Chevron’s Richmond refinery to the East Bay, but new development plans have fanned air-quality concerns in Marin and Napa counties too.

Chevron is planning a $1 billion modernization of its Richmond facility, site of an August 2012 diesel fire. Critics of the environmental review say the company will import high-sulfur crude oil from tar-sands and fracking operations. The fire resulted from a corroded steel pipe that burst. Sulfur is the corrosive agent in crude oil.

“People in Napa and Marin should be concerned,” says Andres Soto, Richmond organizer for Communities for a Better Environment. “They plan on increasing their emissions at the Richmond refinery as a result of processing dirtier crude.”

Soto says Chevron is replacing pipes with chromium-plated steel instead of stainless steel; the latter is more corrosion-resistant. A 2013 lawsuit “revealed that they’d doubled their sulfur content from 1.5 to 3 percent,” Soto says. The new pipes are “not the inherently safest technology. But it is an improvement.”

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Chevron spokeswoman Nicole Barber says that while the company can process high-sulfur crude oil, “it doesn’t mean that we will necessarily do that.” The modernization plan, she says,

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a life sentence for the killing of Mary Sue Kitts in 1974.

Allen’s attorney, Michael Satris, recalls that his elderly client was in such poor health that he “couldn’t even make it under his own strength to the chamber—they had to lift and carry him.”

Allen was administered a second dose of potassium in order to complete the execution, since his heart would not stop beating.

After the Allen execution, the state couldn’t find a medical technician willing to administer the drugs to the next person up for the ultimate penalty, Michael Morales.

Federal District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel ended the practice and directed the state to come up with new protocols. Seven years later, it hasn’t done so. Allen was executed in the former San Quentin gas chamber, and the state built a lethal-injection chamber in 2008 that remains unused.

Gov. Jerry Brown has pushed for the adoption of a single-drug protocol, but pharmaceutical companies have stopped selling the drug, sodium thiopental.

Meanwhile, former governors Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian have thrown their support behind a proposed November measure that would sharply limit capital-case appeals and leave it to local drug companies to provide the drugs to San Quentin, outside of public scrutiny.

The ballot measure follows a national trend whereby officials have refused to reveal the source of the execution drugs.

Oklahoma had experimentally administered the short-acting sedative midazolam to Lockett. He regained consciousness in the middle of the procedure. Lockett eventually died of a heart attack.

Under the California ballot initiative underway, there would be no public review of the drugs’ origins.

Pharmaceutical companies have largely stopped supplying drugs for use in lethal injections. A 2010 Los Angeles Times story reported that Gov. Brown had purchased sodium thiopental sufficient for four executions, but the state

refused to say where it had gotten the drugs.

“The more we know about the drugs being used, the greater we guard against the chance of this happening again,” says Semel.

Proposition 34, a 2012 ballot measure, would have ended executions in California and commuted the sentences to life without parole. It failed with 48 percent voting in favor. The close vote revealed that attitudes about capital punishment had tightened in a state where the practice has long been the costliest ($4 billion spent for 13 executions since its reinstatement in 1978, according to a 2011 study) and most inefficient in the country, owing to lengthy appeals and judicial review.

State Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, a Democrat who represents parts of Napa and Sonoma counties, supports capital punishment and says the Oklahoma debacle is less likely to happen here because of the lengths—excessive, in her view—the state has gone to protect the rights of the accused and reform its execution protocols since the Fogel ruling.

“California is a very thoughtful state,” she says. “We take a really long and deliberative review, to the point where it is all out of balance.”

The California appeals process, she says, doesn’t provide “justice for the victims. It is almost like we are re-victimizing the victims.”

A spokesperson for Yamada said she had not yet had the chance to study the proposed November initiative and had no position on it.

A few states have suspended capital punishment after death-row inmates were exonerated. A just-released study by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) found that “if all death-sentenced defendants remained under sentence of death indefinitely, at least 4.1 percent would be exonerated.”

In California, there were 741 people on death row as of late 2013. The NAS figures indicate that two dozen or more of them are innocent of the charge that put them there.

Despite its de facto moratorium, California led the nation in capital-crime convictions in 2013, as reported by the national Death Penalty Information Center. That year, 24 individuals were added to the ranks of the condemned.

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Mike and Tim Selvera are twin brothers who own San Francisco’s beloved Bar Crudo, a modern oyster bar and crudo restaurant. The two were looking for a second location and had been spending time in Guerneville. As the story goes, Luedke and Volpat helped convince them the town needed an oyster bar. The brothers agreed, and Seaside Metal was born after a longer than anticipated gestation.

“We really saw this town growing and becoming this amazing little spot,” says Sofia

Laurin, general manager for Seaside Metal and Bar Crudo. Mike Selvera was so taken by Guerneville he moved to a house behind the restaurant.

Seaside Metal opened five weeks ago. The menu and concept are pretty much the same as Bar Crudo, but with more small plates and hot dishes. The spare, industrial-chic décor, robin-egg-blue walls and long, 12-seat marble-topped bar feel like a natural addition to G’ville’s burgeoning restaurant row.

Thank you, Christa Luedke and Michael Volpat.

Luedke owns Guerneville’s excellent Boon Food+ Drink, and together with Volpat opened the instantly popular Big Bottom Market a few doors down. They’re a two-person economic-development department for downtown, particularly its food and wine scene. As part of their indefatigable boosting, they helped attract a ringer: Seaside Metal.

While Seaside Metal has oysters, clams, crab and other oyster-bar classics, the place is more like a seafood-themed tapas bar or izakaya with inspired small plates. Bar Crudo made its reputation with a creative take on crudo, Italian-inspired sashimi. Start there. My favorite was the yellowtail ($14). The sweet tang of the lemon curd is a perfect foil for the buttery fish. But then there was the great “fish and chips” ($14), alabaster slices of halibut paired with tiny housemade potato chips, caper-aioli and a finger-dabbed tomato sauce standing in for the traditional remoulade.

Other standouts were the meaty grilled sardines with green garbanzo beans and a scattering of diced preserved lemons ($13), and the outstanding smoked fish board ($15). Hickory smoke isn’t delicate, and I wondered if it would overpower the smoked fish board ($15), but the smoke is used sparingly and to great effect. The chilled seafood emerges sweet and moist and perfumed with a wonderful smokiness that had me fondly smelling my fingers long after my meal. Be sure to get the superb seafood chowder ($8). It’s deeply creamy, but lightened with a delicious, briny essence.

The one dish that that fell flat was the overwrought potato latkes ($15) with house-cured arctic char. The fish was fine, but the oily and salty potato pancakes and accompanying apple purée and plop of crème fraîche were uncharacteristically busy for the minimalist menu.

Actually, I didn’t love the fried ricotta cheese fritters with chocolate sauce from the dessert menu either ($8). A straight-up churro would have been better. For something sweet, go for the impossibly creamy sorbets ($8).

With the opening of Seaside Metal, it feels like Guerneville’s restaurant row has reached critical mass. It’s a legit scene, and Seaside Metal is one of the pearls.

Seaside Metal, 16222 Main St., Guerneville. 707.604.7250

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SONOMA COUN TYBistro Ralph Bistro. $$. Classic and classy–bistro food at its best. Wine bar. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sun; brunch, Sun. 109 Plaza St, Healdsburg. 707.433.1380.

Chicama Peruvian Grill Peruvian. $-$$. Tantalizing menu of authentic cuisine. The ceviche’s already a hit. 3345 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.570.2057.

Forchetta / Bastoni Asian-Italian. $$. Southeast Asian street food served alongside rustic Italian in unique two-in-one restaurant. Heart-warming Italian from Forchetta, while Bastoni’s focuses on Vietnamese and Thai. Lunch and dinner daily. 6948 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.9500.

French Garden French. $$$-$$$$. The French Garden serves classic French and California cuisine focusing on seasonal and sustainable foods, much of it grown on its own farm; also, a casual bar with small plates. Dinner, Wed-Sun; brunch, Sun. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Hopmonk Tavern Pub fare. $$. More than serviceable bar food with a menu that hops the globe. Lunch and dinner daily. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

LoCoco’s Cucina Rustica Italian. $$-$$$. Authentic rustic-style Italian with a touch of Northern California, and a favorite with those in the know. Get the cannoli! Lunch, Tues-Fri; dinner, Tues-Sun. 117 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.2227.

Lynn’s Thai Thai. $$. A taste of real Thailand in convivial atmosphere. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat.

8492 Gravenstein Hwy, Ste M (in the Apple Valley Plaza), Cotati. 707.793.9300.

Papas & Pollo Mexican. $. Tasty burritos, West County-style. That means tofu is more prevalent than pork, and it’s all organic. Fresh fish, too. Breakfast and lunch, Mon-Thurs; lunch and dinner, Sat; dinner only, Fri. 915 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. 707.829.9037.

The Restaurant at Sonoma Mission Inn California cuisine. $$$. In this world-class spa setting sample Sonoma County-inspired dishes or an elegant traditional brunch. Dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 18140 Sonoma Hwy, Boyes Hot Springs. 707.939.2415.

Tolay Californian. $$-$$$. Sonoma County cuisine is the specialty, with entrees focusing on local wild and farmed foods. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. In the Sheraton Sonoma County, 745 Baywood Drive, Petaluma. 707.283.2900.

Tonayan Mexican. $ Truly wonderful Sonoran-style classics at rock-bottom prices. The enormous El Jefe combination can’t be beat. Lunch and dinner daily. 500 Raleys Towne Center, Rohnert Park. 707.588.0893.

Toyo Japanese Grill Japanese. $$$. Well-crafted traditional Japanese with some modern extras like deep-fried mashed potato croquettes with mayo. Lunch and dinner daily. 3082 Marlow Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.8871.

Yao-Kiku Japanese. $$-$$$. Fresh sushi with ingredients flown in from Japan steals the show in this popular neighborhood restaurant. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8180.

Zazu Cal-Euro. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. Dinner, Wed-Sun;

brunch, Sun. 6770 McKinley St #150, Sebastopol. 707.523.4814.

MARIN COUNTYArigatou Japanese Food to Go Japanese. $. Cheap, delicious and ready to go. Lunch and dinner daily. Miracle Mile Plaza, 2046 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.453.8990.

Boca South American. $$$-$$$$. Enjoy flavorful and rich regional fare in the rustic décor of an Argentinean ranch. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 340 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.833.0901.

Bubba’s Diner Homestyle American. $-$$. Comforting Momma-style food like fried green tomatoes, onion meatloaf and homey chicken-fried steak with red-eye gravy in a restaurant lined with cookbooks and knickknacks. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Wed-Sun; breakfast and lunch, Tues. 566 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.459.6862.

Buckeye Roadhouse American. $$-$$$. A Marin County institution. Delightful food, friendly and seamless service, and a convivial atmosphere. Try one of the many exotic cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sat-Sun. 15 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.331.2600.

Cafe Reyes Pizza. $$. At the end of the main drag in West Marin’s quintessential small town sits a wood-fired oven serving piping pizzas of perfection. Beer and oysters can be had as well. Lunch and dinner, Wed–Sun. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.9493.

Finnegan’s Marin Pub fare. $$. Irish bar with the traditional stuff. Lunch and dinner daily. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.899.1516.

Fish Seafood. $$-$$$. Incredibly fresh seafood in incredibly relaxed setting overlooking bay. Lunch and dinner daily. (Cash only.) 350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.FISH.

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. 316 Magnolia Ave,

DiningOur selective list of North Bay restaurants is subject to menu, pricing and schedule changes. Call first for confirmation. Restaurants in these listings appear on a rotating basis. For expanded listings, visit www.bohemian.com.

COST: $ = Under $12; $$ = $13-$20; $$$ = $21-$26; $$$$ = Over $27Rating indicates the low to average cost of a full dinner for one person, exclusive of desserts, beverages and tip.

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Poggio Italian. $$-$$$. Truly transportive food, gives authentic flavor of the Old World. The cheaper way to travel Europe. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 777 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.7771.

Sushi Ran Japanese. $$$$. This beautiful restaurant attracts locals and tourists with its fresh catches. A wide selection of nigiri, depending on what’s fresh. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner, Fri-Sun. 107 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.332.3620.

NAPA COUNTYFazerrati’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.

French LaundryDefinitive California Cuisine. $$$$. What else is there to say? Chef Thomas Keller’s institution is among the very best restuarants in the country. 6640 Washington St., Yountville. 707.944.2380.

Fumé Bistro & Bar California cuisine. $$$. California bistro fare that nearly always hits the mark. Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sat-Sun. 4050 Byway E, Napa. 707.257.1999.

Gillwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade. Breakfast and lunch daily. 1313 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.1788.

Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet Diner. $-$$. Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486. Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa. 707.224,6900.

La Toque Restaurant French-inspired. $$$$. Set in a comfortable elegantly rustic dining room reminiscent of a French lodge, with a stone fireplace centerpiece, La Toque makes for memorable special-occasion dining. The elaborate wine pairing menus are luxuriously inspired. Dinner daily. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. 707.257.5157.

Pizza Azzurro Italian. $. Run by a former Tra Vigne and Lark Creek Inn alum, the pizza is simple and thin, and ranks as some of the best in the North Bay. Lunch and dinner daily. 1260 Main St (at Clinton), Napa. 707.255.5552.

Red Rock Cafe & Backdoor BBQ American. $-$$. Cafe specializing in barbecue and classic diner fare. Messy, delicious. Lunch and

dinner daily. 1010 Lincoln Ave, Napa. 707.252.9250.

Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$. Graze your way through a selection of tasty tapas in a lively rustic chic setting. Bite-sized Spanish and Latin American specialties include Spanish tortilla and Brazilian style steamed mussels. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 829 Main St, Napa. 707.224.8555.

The New and the RawEating “raw” is more than just a trend. Devotees say it actually makes the body feel different, like a magical energy is coursing through the veins. And, hey, if I had $100 million, I’d eat sashimi every night. But raw food is about more than sushi and salad—fermented food counts, so does fruit, nuts and veggies. Dust off the juicer and put some carrots, beets, apples and ginger through that thing! Or better yet, head to Cotati and check out the Raw Food Festival—they’ve got plenty of free samples, demonstrations, film screenings and a chance to connect with local farmers and retailers of raw foods. The Raw Food Fest is presented by Oliver’s Market Saturday, May 10, at Songbird Community Healing Center. 8297 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati. 10am–4pm. Free. 707. 888.8739.—Nicolas Grizzle

The restaurant scene is waking up in sleepy Glen Ellen. San Francisco–based restaurateurs are planning to open Aventine Glen Ellen in the 170-year-old Glen Ellen grist mill. Aventine has locations in San Francisco and Hollywood. The new restaurant will offer a wide-ranging menu of moderately priced Italian food and include an in-house brewery.

Chef Adolfo Veronese (pictured), son of San Francisco attorney and mayoral candidate Angela Alioto, first learned to cook at his father’s Osteria Romana. He has worked at San Domenico Restaurant in New York City, Drago in L.A., Valentino in Las Vegas and Evvia in Palo Alto. The restaurant is scheduled to open by early June.—Stett Holbrook

SMALL BITES

S O N OMA COUNTYArmida The wines are original, and there are three mysterious geodesic domes on the property. Plus: bocce! 2201 Westside Road, Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am–4pm. 707.433.2222.

Downtown Wine Casual spot with LP records on the turntable and relaxed vibe, founded by surfer-skater turned winemaker. Offers an eclectic range of wines from delicate, Thai-cuisine–inspired Banyan whites to rustic, brambly Hobo reds inspired by the open road. Folk Machine and Branham Estate Wines, too. Don’t skip the refreshingly dry Santa Lucia Highlands Riesling. Ramble on in. 132 Plaza St., Healdsburg. Open Thursday–Monday, 11am to 6pm. Tasting fee, $5. 707.473.0337.

Foppiano Vineyards Over 100 years old, Foppiano produces wines that can be described as simple but delicious. 12707 Old Redwood Hwy., Healdsburg. Open daily, 10am–4:30pm. 707.433.7272.

Karah Estate Vineyards Like a riddle bottled up in a mystery, it’s all but hidden in plain sight above the 101 freeway’s Cotati Grade. Impressive view; mixed bag of low-alcohol, low-priced Pinots from quirky winery. 1010 W. Railroad Ave., Cotati. Friday–Sunday 11am–5pm. $5 fee. 707.795-3030.

Paradise Ridge Winery A gorgeous, provocative sculpture garden with annually changing exhibits set amid a pygmy forest. Stay for sunset Wednesday evenings April–October. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Drive, Santa Rosa. Open daily, 11am–5:30pm. 707.528.9463. Paradise also offers its food-friendly wines at an accessible little shack in the heart of Sonoma Valley. Try structured clarets from the estate’s high-elevation Rockpile vineyards; do some

time with “the Convict” Zinfandel. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 8860 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood. 707.282.9020.

Selby Winery Regularly served at White House state dinners, Selby Chard has been through several administrations. 215 Center St., Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am–5:30pm. 707.431.1288.

Spann Vineyards Ninety percent of Spann wines are distributed out of state, leaving a little aside for this off-the-Plaza tasting room. Malbec, Mourvedre and Mayacamas Cab; the take-home bargain is a $20 blend. Photography gallery adds visual interest. 111 E. Napa St., Sonoma. Open daily, noon–6pm. Tasting fee. 707.933.8343.

Two Amigos Wines One of the “Vino Brothers” is a famous television commercial actor, but they look alike in plastic nose and Groucho glasses disguises. Goofy theme and good wine. Vito’s Vino Bianco is a rich Roussanne; Guido’s Vino Rosso a successful California Sangiovese. 25 E. Napa St., Sonoma. Open daily, 11am–6pm. 707.799.7946.

Wine Guerrilla Comrade, it brings glory to the revolution to inform you that this artistic, quixotic all-Zinfandel brand now has its own spacious tasting room in downtown Forestville. I’d say that these screw-capped but definitely serious Zins are worthy of cellaring, but that would be so bourgeois. 6671 Front St., Forestville. Daily, 11am–5pm. Tasting fee, $10. 707.887.1996.

Woodenhead Damn good wine. Pinot, Zin–yum, yum, yum. 5700 River Road, Santa Rosa. Open Thursday–Monday, 10:30am–4:30pm. 707.887.2703.

MARIN COU NTYBacchus & Venus A trendy place for beginners and

tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon–7pm. 415.331.2001.

Point Reyes Vineyards The tasting room features many varietals but the main reason to go is for the sparkling wines. Open Saturday–Sunday, 11am–5pm. 12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes. 415.663.1011.

NAPA COUNTYAugust Briggs Winery Tasting room is a white barn lit by skylights and often staffed by the owner’s wife or mother. 333 Silverado Trail, Calistoga. Open Wednesday–Monday, 11am–5pm. 707.942.5854.

Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards Napa Valley’s latest geotectonic eruption on Highway 29 is a stylish place to explore famous Chardonnay, Meritage blend and winery-exclusive Italian varietals. Hip but not too cool, the 30-year-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.

Swanson Vineyards Not lotus-eating, per se, but caviar, Grana Padano, artisan chocolate bonbons–same idea. Whimsically elegant Salon or informal, candy-striped Sip Shoppe. Known for Merlot. 1271 Manley Lane, Rutherford. Sip Shoppe Thursday–Sunday 11am–5pm; call or ring gate. Fee $15–$20. Salon by appointment, $60. 707.754.4018.

Vermeil Wines Pair the Chardonnay with baked brie en croute, if you’re having that kind of Super Bowl party. Also rare Charbono from OnThEdgle Winery, and late harvest Sémillon, perfect for potato chips. 1255 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. Sunday–Thursday, 10am–5:30pm; Friday–Saturday, 10am–8pm. Tasting fee, $12. 707.341.3054.

Most reviews by James Knight. Note: Those listings marked ‘WC’ denote wineries with caves. These wineries are usually only open to the public by appointment.

Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

WineriesLeap YearStags Leap District winegrowers mark 25th anniversary BY JAMES KNIGHT

Stags Leap District is a little slice of Cabernet paradise and a copy editor’s

headache. Is it Stag’s Leap, Stags’ Leap or Stags Leap? All three are true, in their own way.

Two wineries wrangled over the designation in the 1980s until a California Supreme Court decision simply moved one of the litigant’s apostrophes. The spoils went to the lawyers. “Lots of Porsches were bought for college kids,” winegrower Richard Steltzner remarked during a panel discussion held on April 26 to commemorate the awarding of American Viticultural Area (AVA) status to Stags Leap District in 1989. By then, it seems, nobody was in the mood to champion an apostrophe.

If a map of Napa Valley’s sub-appellations looks a little like a butcher’s chart of meat cuts, divided into just about equal parts Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena and others, Stags Leap District must fit into the top sirloin spot. One of the first to be recognized as an AVA. It’s Napa’s smallest sub-appellation, but it had an outsized reputation since before it was officially recognized. It was a Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon that outranked top Bordeaux contenders in the—say it with me now—1976 “Judgment of Paris” tasting that shook up the wine world.

Seated before a panoramic view of the rocky little appellation at Shafer Vineyards, panelists searched for words to define the region’s unique qualities. It’s the orography, said Kirk Grace, director of viticulture at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, the way cool winds from San Pablo Bay meet the hot, rocky palisades. It’s acidity and dusty, cocoa powder tannins, said Michael Beaulac, winemaker and general manager at Pine Ridge Vineyards.

To illustrate the famed accessibility of the area’s Cabernet Sauvignon, John Shafer relates a beloved old yarn about the time he debuted his 1978 Hillside Select at a tasting. “Every third person who came by the table asked me how much Merlot is in the wine,” Shafer recalled. Finally, one guy sidled up to him behind the table and whispered, “If you tell me how much Merlot is in there, I won’t tell anybody!”

Poured from Shafer’s library vintages, the all-Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Hillside Select is soft indeed, and still tasting as young as this morning’s breakfast: perfectly browned toast and a spoonful of blueberry preserves. Similarly plush, the 2011 One Point Five ($75) has some grip and cool, chocolate mint notes that keep the brown sugar and ripe plum fruit in line. But there’s no need to sidle up and whisper, “How much Petit Verdot is in this wine?” It’s 5 percent.

Shafer Vineyards, 6154 Silverado Trail, Napa. Tasting by appointment only, Monday–Friday, 10am and 2pm. $55 per person. 707.944.2877.

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One of the biggest flushes of morel mushrooms in living memory, a sought-after, spring-time ingredient at many top-tier restaurants, is now bursting from the ground in the Sierra Nevada, just

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San Rafael’s David Campbell, a 40-year mushroom-hunting veteran, says the government has no reason—or right—to close the area. “I think they’re being extremely unfair and self-serving

in the way they’re handling things,” he says.

The area is closed to everyone—except loggers, that is. “They say it’s to protect natural resources, and they’re logging the bejesus out of it,” says Campbell.

The penalty for entering the off-limits part of the forest is up to $5,000 and six months behind bars. So far, says Don Ferguson, spokesperson with the Forest Service, most violators have only received warnings.

Roughly 400 square miles of woodland burned last summer in California’s Rim Fire. The blaze was one of the largest in state history, consuming 257,000 acres of trees,

mostly in the Stanislaus National Forest. It destroyed scores of buildings and caused an estimated $54 million in damage.

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Meanwhile, on April 28 Susan Skalski, forest supervisor for the Stanislaus National Forest, approved hazard-tree removal along 194 miles of high-use roads and 1,329 acres of national forest land. Environmental groups and the logging industry had voiced support for such a proposal the week prior.

“If we can get a buck back for the wood, that can really help us get through this,” Ferguson says.

Todd Spanier, a Peninsula-based commercial mushroom supplier, says his company, King of Mushrooms, is coming up short on supplies for customers—especially morels.

“I have people calling me from throughout Europe wanting dried morels, and I’m trying to decide how to deliver,” Spanier says.

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public,” he says. “They’re throwing out excuses that don’t really hold water.”

An expert who leads educational mushroom hikes and a past president of the San Francisco Mycological Association, Campbell says he knows of some folks who have taken the risk and hunted in the closed Rim Fire area, despite warnings. “The roads are just littered with these signs,” he says. “It’s basically a state of civil disobedience up there.”

The Forest Service is currently assessing the Stanislaus National Forest, locating all “hazard trees” near heavy-use roadways and planning their removal, a process that should begin this month, Ferguson says. The agency is also launching a bigger-scale project, termed the Rim Fire Recovery Project, that aims to remove salvageable timber from 30,000 acres of the charred forest.

But mushroom hunters, who have been antsy to explore the region for months, argue that wind and rain during the winter have probably knocked down most potentially dangerous loose branches, making the forest fairly safe for entry. They

also say the federal agency should have done cleanup work sooner, before morel season.

“They’ve had six months since the fire to clear out the hazard trees, and they haven’t done anything,” says Robert Belt, a mushroom hunter from the foothills town of Sonora.

Even after hazardous trees along high-use roads are removed this month, the region will remain closed to the public as a longer-term project begins to clear and restore the forest. The Rim Fire Recovery Project, Ferguson says, will assess some 30,000 acres of national forest land from which trees will be removed by commercial loggers. The project will aim to remove trees lining low-use dirt roads, he adds, as well as salvageable timber deeper in the forest.

Funds from the logging will be used to restore the forest, which Ferguson says must be cleared before it can be replanted. Proceeds from the tree removal will support reforestation of the area.

The Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act (HR 3188) would mandate the USDA sale of “dead,

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“It’s dangerous any time you go in the woods,” he says. “There are bears and mountain lions. So why not ban hiking all the time?”

There are hundreds of different kinds of edible mushrooms, but morels are special for their flavor, size and fleeting availability. These aren’t the type of mushrooms found on pizza or at the self-serve salad bar; they aren’t even found in most grocery stores. These are special-order, shipped-around-the-world mushrooms.

Duskie Estes, chef and owner of Sebastopol’s Zazu, loves morels. “They have a deep, earthy flavor,” she says, that goes great with spring flavors. “Peas and morels are killer.”

Morels are often only procured through foraging trips with a seasoned guide, and denizens of the North Bay are lucky enough to have them within driving distance, when conditions are right. Morels can grow almost anywhere, even out of concrete-layered sidewalks. But for reasons not entirely clear to scientists, they grow most prolifically from burned ground, where ash and wood char have leached into the soil. Morel hunters covet recently charred forests for this reason. Haney has been lobbying for access to the closed area for months with his club members and fellow mushroom aficionados.

His group has written to U.S. Forest Service officials and lawmakers—including U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Roseville, and the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors—but none has shown interest in exempting mushroom hunters from the closed area. With trees ready to fall and heavy branches dangling by splinters, government officials say it’s simply too dangerous.

“I’ve heard from a lot of morel hunters who are just dying to get into the forest up there,” says Ferguson. “They’re saying it’s one of the best places to hunt in years, and they might be right, but it’s just not safe now.”

Campbell disagrees, to say the least. “I think the Forest Service is doing a huge disservice to the

AFTER THE FIRE Scientists still don’t know why morels grow so well in forestland that has suffered wildfire.

closed portion of the Rim Fire zone contains $23 million worth of morels. That, he says, is based on a recent $30 per pound wholesale value.

Spanier warns that businesses in small communities near the scorched area will suffer if throngs of mushroom hunters, including the nomadic groups of commercial foragers that roam the Northwest, are not allowed to use the area.

“You have cafes and restaurants and lodging where all these mushroom hunters would be going if they were allowed in,” Spanier says. “A lot of these places have been really hurt already by the fire closure.”

But not all is lost for morel hunters. Already, several Stanislaus campgrounds, dusty with soot and ash, have been reopened.

“Morel hunters are welcome to hunt mushrooms around these sites,” Ferguson says. “It’s a big area, though, and you can go anywhere you want in the forest, but we are enforcing the laws and we have officers out there watching that people stay in the open areas. We’re going to do our best to protect people from the hazards out there.”

Rebecca Garcia, spokesperson for the Stanislaus, says that other areas that burned last summer are currently open to the public.

“There are a lot of burns that we’ve already opened, and there will be plenty of morels growing there,” Garcia assures.

But the rest of the affected area won’t be open to the public until Nov. 18, according to a temporary Forest Service order, long after the morel season is over.

Morels grow most prolifically in a burn zone in the spring immediately following a forest fire, but second-year morel blooms, Haney says, can produce even more mushrooms.

“The area will be productive next year too,” he says. “We’ll still get some morels.”

Calls to Skalski were referred to Pam Baltimore, Forest Service media spokesperson for the Rim Fire, who didn’t return calls before deadline.

‘Bohemian’ staff writer Nicolas Grizzle contributed to this story.

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Banjo ManAward-winning banjoist and composer Jayme Stone knows the banjo’s role in

the world like few others. Stone’s latest album, The Other Side of the Air, reinvents music he learned in West Africa, Peru and India. Joined by a backing trio, Stone transforms classic melodies into accessible and compelling works. He performs twice in the North Bay this week: May 8 at Throckmorton Theater (142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; $20–$24; 8pm) and May 10 at the Occidental Center for the Arts (3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental. $30; 8pm).

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Let’s See a SmileYou know those songs where someone chants over a beat, talking rather than singing? Well, in the genre of dancehall music, that’s called “toasting.” And in the world of toasting, General Smiley was one of the first and remains one of the best. General Smiley is still at it today, currently on a West Coast tour with Ragga Lox and others, and stopping in on May 9 at Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa. 8pm. 707.843.5535.

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Take the ChanceElizabeth Warren got her first look at the workings of

Washington, D.C., when she was called in to advise Congress on rewriting bankruptcy laws. The Harvard law professor fought against political dysfunction, retooling the Consumer Financial

Protection Bureau to better protect the working and middle classes, and ran for Senate in 2012. Now the senior senator from Massachusetts has written A Fighting Chance about the experience and how the government can do better for working

families. Warren reads from and signs her new book on May 10 at Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 4pm.

$35. 415.927.0960, ext. 1.

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Flower of MexicoNamed for the Mexican marigold, the Ballet Zempoalxochitl reflects the traditional cultures of Mexico in their movements and style. This week, Napa Valley’s Ballet Folklorico dance company unveils its new production, Bailes de Mi Tierra (“Dances of My Country”). The show is choreographed and directed by Pete Peralez and accompanied by live mariachi music. The performance is set for May 10 at the Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St., Napa. 7pm. $10. 707.255.5445.

—Charlie Swanson Freddy Cole plays a Mother’s Day concert at City Winery Napa, May 11. See Concerts, p24.

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New FrontierDesirée Holman’s latest project looks to the starsBY CHARLIE SWANSON

realms of pseudoscientific ideas and extraterrestrial icons. Her new work will be exhibited at Napa’s di Rosa gallery.

“This project is largely about this subculture gone mainstream, under the umbrella of New Age, which northern California has been seminal in dispersing,” Holman explains. The exhibit’s highlight is a striking series of portraits of “extraterrestrial” masks worn by human figures in front of an aura haze.

“This isn’t about my interpretation,” she says, “it’s more about our desire for [and] fantasy of extraterrestrials.”

In past works, Holman has examined the obsession with television and fascination with newborns. With “Sophont,” Holman seeks to understand how the collective vision of aliens has become so uniform and so familiar. “Why are popular visions of extraterrestrials always bipedal, always humanoid? ”

Artist Desirée Holman has spent her professional life

researching human behavior in a most unusual way.

She observes subcultures that seem outside the norm of society, but inform the mainstream.

Holman’s latest project examining these subcultures is her most out there—literally. “Sophont in Action,” a multimedia exhibit, looks at our fascination with the

Holman explains how this cultural phenomenon took place alongside other cultural milestones like the Civil Rights movement. Before the 1960s, aliens were often seen as tall, fair-skinned beings that looked more or less exactly like people. Then, following popular stories of sightings and alien abductions, they evolved into the gray, large-eyed creatures we all now immediately picture.

“We’re really homocentric,” says Holman. “The beings are other than us enough that we can project hopes and fears onto them, but similar enough that they’re easy to grasp emotionally and intellectually.”

Holman’s latest show also includes paintings of the luminous aura that some believe we all emit. Inspired by the work of Guy Coggins, the Peninsula-based inventor of the Aura Camera, Holman depicts the colorful energies, which are supposed to tell us about our emotional impact on the environment.

Holman counters this with a series of stunning starscapes, images one might find on a NASA website, peering deep into the galactic abyss. All three styles of paintings lead the viewer from the outer fringes of science into the realm of accepted alternative ideas and theories.

In addition, the show will boast a massive live performance on June 28, as community-based Ecstatic Dancers, Indigo Children and Time-Travelers take to the grounds and manifest a living utopia of science-fiction and New Age concepts made real.

Desirée Holman’s ‘Sophont in Action’ shows May 10–July 20 at the di Rosa, 5200 Sonoma Hwy., Napa. 707.226.5591. www.dirosaart.org.

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Long Live Mother JonesSi Kahn gives wings to story of American activist BY DAVID TEMPLETON

Mother Jones. That name, if it’s recognized at all

these days, is best known for the left-leaning magazine that bears it.

But Mother Jones—the sobriquet of Irish-American union activist Mary Harris Jones—was once a household name, alternately praised and vilified for her lifetime commitment to workers’ rights in the factories and mines of America.

Those causes, and more, are the primary focus of a rousing new play by folksinger-playwright Si Kahn. In Mother Jones in Heaven, running through May 18 at Main Stage West, Kahn has accomplished two notable things: giving voice to

PINT IN PARADISE Mary Gannon Graham has one on the house in ‘Mother Jones in Heaven.’

this somewhat forgotten historical figure, and crafting the perfect vehicle for actor-singer Mary Gannon Graham. As Mother Jones, Graham is sensational, adding another indelible character to a growing list (Patsy Cline, Shirley Valentine) that the Sebastopol actress has claimed as her own in recent years.

Set in a whiskey bar somewhere in the clouds of paradise, the play begins with Mother Jones expressing surprise at having ended up in heaven. She’s worried that she might be lonely without all her old activist friends, who’d spent their lives being told they were headed straight for hell.

Not only does Mother Jones have company, she gets free whiskey and beer whenever she wants it, and a full-on Irish folk band (led by Jim Peterson) to back her up whenever she feels like bursting into song. For Mother Jones, Kahn has written a dozen or so original songs (maybe two more than necessary), nicely underscoring Jones’ emotional life with words and music ranging from the playful and sweet to the heartbroken and angry.

The show unfolds as a series of loosely connected stories from Jones’ life. Especially powerful is her story of losing her husband and four children to yellow fever. That loss was an overwhelming source of grief, which fueled Mary Jones’ passion for sticking up for the poor, the hard-hit and the underserved. Graham relates this and other tales with a skill and emotional honesty that is at times utterly breathtaking.

Directed by Beth Craven with sensitivity and some strategically placed whimsy, Mother Jones in Heaven has very little actual plot, but plenty of power. Before it’s over, audiences might find themselves longing for the Great Beyond themselves, just so they could seek out this legend and share a whiskey or two with her.

Rating (out of 5):

‘Mother Jones in Heaven’ runs Thursday–Sunday through May 18 at Main Stage West. 104 N. Main St., Sebastopol. Thursday–Saturday at 8pm; 5pm matinees, Saturday–Sunday. $15–$25. 707.823.0177.

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Ruined, BlueDirector Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Blue Ruin’ is an instant classic BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

THERE WILL BE BLOOD Macon Blair gets his hands dirty with revenge in ‘Blue Ruin.’

If Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin had played the drive-in circuit 40 years ago, I’m certain people would still be describing it as a classic.

Critics are citing the Coens and Quentin Tarantino, but I don’t think Saulnier’s originality is getting the props it deserves. When Eve Plumb, of the dire Brady Bunch, does the acting of her life just by gazing in bad-witch fury at a home invader, shouldn’t the director get a little credit? Saulnier achieves great silent density, and that’s what twists the knife in this thriller, and makes you want to shout at the screen in the moments of tension.

As Dwight, Macon Blair is a car-dweller in a Delaware beach town. Saulnier’s eye for this limits-of-the-world living is keen, as when he shoots the illuminated hub of a Ferris wheel to look like the eye of Sauron. This transient learns, from a cop who knows him, that someone from his past is about to be released from jail.

As that line from A Tale of Two Cities has it, Dwight is now “recalled to life” and he heads out to track down the ex-prisoner. But what seemed like a simple act of revenge is complicated. It hadn’t looked like it, but Dwight actually has something to lose. And in his fury, he hadn’t considered repercussions.

Blair’s hapless vulnerability is key to the danger and the pathos; shaved and cleaned up, he looks about as bloodthirsty as David Byrne. Saulnier has an eye on the divides in our land: the differences between the rich and the poor Americas, and the differences in the worlds of men and women. The film has its share of bloody shock, but one of its biggest surprises is a jump from a milieu of knife fighters to a domestic scene of a mom, two children and a babysitter.

Blue Ruin’s title is enigmatic—it could refer to a beat-up car or a bug zapper. The important thing is that this is a film that knows what it’s talking about: a man out of his depth, the guns that sink him down, and the inadequacy of manning-up as a solution to an unhealable tragedy.

‘Blue Ruin’ is now screening at the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol.

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Music

Green SceneThe Green Music Center’s new season shines BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE

With 34 shows in the 2014–15 season program,

a 30 percent increase from last season, Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center is more than a kick in the head; it’s shaping up to be a very good year.

The opening night gala (Sept. 28) features Michael Feinstein in a tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, solidifying the New York connection made by former Carnegie Hall chairman and current GMC chairman Sandy Weill when he brought on former New York Philharmonic executive director Zarin Mehta this year as co-executive director with SSU administrator Larry Furukawa-Schlereth.

CALL THE POLICE Stewart Copeland will join forces with Jon Kimura Parker for a show at the GMC.

Yo-Yo Ma returns to the GMC for a third time. This season, Ma takes the stage in a solo performance of music by J. S. Bach. He’s the most celebrated cellist in recorded history playing music by the most celebrated composer of all time—don’t miss it. Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile from the Goat Rodeo Sessions (Ma’s bluegrass band) are also scheduled for this season.

Stewart Copeland (yes, the drummer from the Police) and Jon Kimura Parker (yes, the pianist who recently performed The Rite of Spring as a solo piece) team up March 8 for an evening of drum set and piano magic that will include some of Copeland’s Police hits and Parker’s virtuosity.

A cappella legend Bobby McFerrin performs on April 10, and five-time Tony-winning actress and singer Audra McDonald takes the stage Dec. 5. The SFJAZZ collective brings musicians from around the world together for a Joe Henderson retrospective on April 17.

Experimental multimedia pioneer Laurie Anderson used harmonizers way before Imogen Heap made it cool. She’s kind of like a cross between David Bowie at his most conceptual and David Byrne at his most poetic. She performs “Language of the Future,” a collection of songs about contemporary culture, on Oct. 25.

The year-end holiday season will be especially joyful this year with a performance of Handel’s Messiah by the American Bach Soloists (Dec. 21), a smooth jazz show by saxophonist Dave Koz (Dec. 22) and the one and only Johnny Mathis with a 35-piece orchestra playing Christmas favorites (Dec. 19).

The season also marks the opening of the 250-seat Schroeder Hall. The smaller recital hall is designed for student and choral ensembles, and was the original idea by the center’s namesakes, Don and Maureen Green, for their beloved Sonoma County Bach Choir (though the 1,400-seat main hall isn’t half bad, either).

Tickets for the Green Music Center’s 2014–15 season go on sale May 13 at 10am at the GMC box office, 866.955.6040. For a full lineup, visit gmc.sonoma.edu.

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY

General SmileyJamaican legend appears with Ragga Lox and special guests as part of the “Get Lit Cali Sprung Tour.” May 9, 8pm. Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

The Oak Ridge BoysThe harmonizing country-pop boys bring their smash hits to Sonoma County. May 11, 8pm. $35-$55. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

MARIN COUNTY

Peck the Town CrierBreakup Records Showcase features the San Rafael indie rapper, as well as openers Everyone Is Dirty and El Terrible. May 10, 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway Club, 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright RocheMother-daughter duo from the famous folk family perform. May 10, 8pm. $16-$20. Studio 55 Marin, 1455 E Francisco Blvd, San Rafael. 415.453.3161.

NAPA COUNTY

Jim BrickmanThe premier pianist and vocalist celebrates 20 years of music. May 10, 8pm. $30-$55.

Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Freddy ColeA special Mother’s Day concert. May 11, 3pm. $25-$35. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Clubs & Venues

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A’Roma RoastersFri, Sat, live music. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.

Annex Wine BarThurs-Sat, live music. 865 W Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.7779.

Aqus CafeMay 7, Romanza String Trio. May 9, the Bee Rays. May 10, Edge of Town. May 11, Kenneth Roy Barry. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis CenterMay 10, Josh Windmiller. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Brixx PizzeriaMay 10, the Grain. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.766.8162.

Chrome LotusFri, Sat, Live DJs. 501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5643.

Coffee CatzEvery other Thursday, Jazz Duet. Sat, 2pm, bluegrass jam. Mon, 6pm, open mic.

6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

D’Argenzio WineryMay 8, Sebastian. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.280.4658.

Epicurean Connectionthrough May 30, Keady Phelan. May 11, Tony Gibson. Second Thursday of every month, open mic with Josh Windmiller. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.

Finley Community CenterSecond Friday of every month, Tom Shader Trio. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.

Flamingo LoungeMay 9-10, live music. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

French GardenMay 9, Haute Flash Quartet. May 10, Honey B & the Pollinators. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Friar Tuck’sFri, DJ Night. Wed, Sat, karaoke. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.792.9847.

Glaser CenterMay 10-11, Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

Green Music CenterMay 11, Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Hopmonk SebastopolMay 9, Z Trip. May 10, Lagos Rootz. Mon, Monday Night Edutainment with Jacques & Guac. Tues, 7:30pm, open mic night. Wed, Brainstorm

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THE BOYS ARE BACK Five-time Grammy award winners the Oak Ridge Boys play the Wells Fargo Center in Santa Rosa on May 11. See Concerts, above.

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Hopmonk SonomaMay 9, Dawn Angelosante. May 10, Matt Bolton. May 11, Ricky Ray. Wed, Open Mic. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel HealdsburgMay 10, Joe Werner Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Lagunitas Tap RoomMay 7, Victor & Penny. May 8, Buck Nickels and Loose Change. May 9, Kelly Peterson Band. May 10, Swoop Unit. May 11, Junk Parlor. May 14, JimBo Trout. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Main Street StationMay 10, Greg Hester. Thurs, Susan Sutton Jazz Piano. Sun, Kit Mariah’s Open Mic Night. Mon, Gypsy Cafe. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s BullpenThurs, 9pm, karaoke with Country Dan. Fri, DJ Alexander. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pubthrough May 25, Vanguard Jazz Ensemble. May 8, Elaine Dempsey. May 9, the Hellhounds. May 11, the Sean Carscadden Trio. Wed, trivia night. Second Saturday of every month, Bluegrass Night. Second Tuesday of every month, open mic. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic TheatreMay 8, Conspiracy of Beards. May 9, the Expendables. May 10, Foreverland. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the ArtsMay 9, Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. May 10, Jayme Stone Quartet. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Phoenix TheaterMay 10, Bermuda. Sun, 5pm, rock and blues jam. Mon, 7pm, young people’s AA. Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. Wed, 6pm, Jazz jam. Second Thursday of every month, writers workshops. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Quincy’sMay 10, B.M.K. 6590 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park. 707.585.1079.

Redwood CafeMay 7, KSUN Fundraiser. Thurs, Open Mic. Second Sunday of every month, trad Irish. Second Tuesday of every month, 9pm, Barnburners Poetry Slam. Second Wednesday of every month, Sound Kitchen. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

The Rocks Bar & LoungeFri, Flaunt Fridays with DJ Stevie B. Sat, This Is the Remix with Will Styles. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.782.0592.

Ruth McGowan’s BrewpubMay 9, John Roy Zat. May 10, Megan McLaughlin. Sun, Evening Jazz with Gary Johnson. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Sally TomatoesMay 9, Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. Wed, North Bay Blues Jam. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Stout BrothersMay 7, Marshall House Project. May 8, Nate Lopez. May 10, DJ Rick Vegaz. May 14, Cork Pullers. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.

Twin Oaks TavernMay 9, Midnight Sun Massive. May 10, Sonoma Driftwood. May 14, Frankie Boots & the County Line. Every other Tuesday, Levi’s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Vino di AmoreMay 8, the Josh Bishop Band. May 9, Marcos Pereda. 105 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.894.6166.

Whiskey TipMay 10, Brubaker. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

ZodiacsMay 7, Dusty Green Bones Band. May 8, Boris Garcia. May 9, Moonalice. May 10, Ladies Got Pipes. May 14, the Rivereens. 256 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma. 707.773.7751.

MARIN COUNTY

142 Throckmorton TheatreMay 8, Jayme Stone Quartet. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Belrose TheaterMay 10, Jai Josefs’ SongShop Showcase. Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6422.

FenixMay 8, Firewheel. May 9, the Superfly Band. May 10, Stephanie Teel Band. May 11, George Cole. Wed,

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George’s NightclubMay 9, Ann Halen and Cruella. May 12, Love Rockit. Sat, DJ Night. Wed, Rock and R&B Jam. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

Hopmonk NovatoMay 9, Pop Fiction. Wed, Open Mic. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Marin Center Showcase TheatreMay 9-10, Mayflower Community Chorus Spring Show. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Nickel RoseMon, Wed-Sun, DJ dance. 848 B St, San Rafael. 415.454.5551.

19 Broadway ClubMay 7, Tommy Odetto Group. May 8, Occidental. May 11, Eugene Huggins Band with Felix Bannon. Mon, 9pm, open mic. Tues, Bluesday Piano Night. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name BarFri, 9pm, Michael Aragon Quartet. Mon, Kimrea and Dreamdogs. Tues, 8:30pm, open mic with Damir. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Osteria DivinoMay 7, Jonathan Poretz. May 8, Passion Habanera. May 9, Nicholas Culp Trio. May 10, Ken Cook Trio. May 11, Open Sky. May 13, Ken Cooks. May 14, J Kevin Durkin. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

Panama Hotel RestaurantMay 7, Passion Habanera. May 8, Wanda Stafford. May 13, Lorin Rowan. May 14, Del Sol. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Rancho NicasioMay 9, Tom Finch Group. May 10, El Radio Fantastique. Town Square, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Cruising ClubMon, Blue Monday Jam Session. 300 Napa St, Sausalito.

Sausalito SeahorseMay 8, College of Marin Big Swing Jazz Band. May 9, Doc Kraft & Company. May 10, Beso Negro. Sun, live salsa music. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

Sleeping LadyMay 7, Ring of Truth Trio. May 9, Liz Kennedy. May 11, Tracy Blackman and friends. Sat, Ukulele Jam Session. Sun, 2pm, Irish music. Mon, 8pm, open mic with Simon Costa. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.

Sweetwater Music HallMay 7, Boris Garcia. May 8, the Fall Risk. May 9, the Headhunters with Mike Clark and Bill Summers. May 10, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. May 11, It’s a Beautiful Day. Mon, Open Mic. Every other Wednesday, Wednesday Night Live. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin CrossroadsMay 7, John Kadlecik and the Terrapin Family Band. May 8, Scott Law Band. May 9, Deep Dark Woods and the Terrapin Family Band. May 10, Go by Ocean. May 13, Stu Allen and friends. May 11 and , May 14, Terrapin Family Band. Fri, 4:20 Happy Hour with live music. Sun, Midnight North. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

NAPA COUNTY

Cameo CinemaMay 11, Joe Galambos.

1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3946.

City Winery NapaMay 7, Asleep at the Wheel. May 8, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood. May 9, Karla Bonoff. May 13, Jesse Cook. May 14-15, Richard Thompson. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & RestaurantMay 8, Jeff Fetters. May 9, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Band. May 10, Jinx Jones. Sun, DJ Night. Wed, Jumpstart. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

Silo’sMay 7, Silo’s Idol try outs. May 8, Syria T Berry. May 11, Wesla Whitfield. May 12, Voices in the Shadows. Wed, 7pm, jam session. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uptown TheatreMay 9, Keb’ Mo’. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Uva TrattoriaMay 7, Tom Duarte. May 8, Three On Match. May 9, Bob Simmons. May 10, Jackle and friends. May 11, Tom Duarte. May 14, Trio Soleá. 1040 Clinton St, Napa, 707.255.6646.

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Parliament-Funkadelic The foremost innovators of funk open the dance floor for three nights. May 8-10 at Yoshi’s SF.

Nels Cline Singers Collaborative outfit led by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline is renowned for experimental free jazz. May 9 at the Chapel.

Black Prairie Decemberists spin-off group (sans Colin Meloy) fall somewhere between John Ford and David Lynch. May 10 at Slim’s.

Old 97’s Dallas alt-country act shows no signs of slowing down, even after 20 years of raucous rock ’n’ roll. May 10 at the Fillmore.

Ms. Lauryn Hill The masterful singer and former Fugees member performs as part of a world tour. May 12 at the Warfield.

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Galleries SONOMA COUNTYArts Guild of SonomaThrough May 31, “Cheap but Grand,” affordable works by guild artists, and featuring the surreal art of Christine MacDonald and the multimedia pieces of Pat Biggs. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

BackStreet GalleryThrough May 31, “Winter Fruit,” Michele Bottaro’s art celebrates our winter crops and the hope that comes with spring. Art Alley off South A St, Santa Rosa. Sat, 11am to 5pm.

Calabi GalleryThrough May 31, “Inaugural Group Exhibition,” celebrates Calabi Gallery’s reopening after relocating from Petaluma to Santa Rosa. 456 Tenth St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sat, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

Charles M Schulz MuseumThrough Jul 6, “From the Pen to the Comic Pages,” exhibits the evolution of the comic strip. Through Aug 11, “Heartbreak in Peanuts,” over 70 comic strips focusing on lost love. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

Dutton-Goldfield WineryThrough May 13, “Jim Freed,” exhibit of the artist. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am to 4:30pm. 707.827.3600.

Finley Community CenterThrough May 15, “Fresh Reflections,” exhibits works by the Art Heaven group, with special guest Michele Hoting. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1 707.543.3737.

Gallery OneThrough Jun 30, “A Gem-Small Works,” features the work of Else Gonella, Lori Mole, Helen Moreda, Alan Plisskin and Joanne Tepper. Reception, May 10 at 5pm. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.

Gallery 300Through May 17, “Beings That We Love,” benefit art exhibit for the Sonoma Humane Society. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open Sat, 12 to 5, and by appointment. 707.332.1212.

Graton GalleryThrough May 11, “Out of Our Minds,” featuring works by Susan Ball and Rik Olson, with guest artists Phil Wright, Mayr McLean and Rhen Benson displaying “Pierce Ranch Reflections.” May 13-Jun 22, “In Water,” presents mixed media by Marylu Downing and Barbara Hoffman 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912.

Healdsburg Center for the ArtsThrough Jun 22, “Metal Arts Exhibit,” shows functional and decorative art with metal. Reception, May 10 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

HWY 12 Art GalleryThrough May 17, “Ruben Morancy Solo Exhibit” presents the abstract artists dynamic and colorful works. 147 East Spain St, SOnoma.

IceHouse GalleryThrough May 17, “Landscapes,” the inaugural opening show of the gallery, exhibits artists including Chester Arnold, Warren Bellows and others. 405 East D St, Petaluma. 707.778.2238.

Occidental Center for the ArtsMay 7-18, “Salmon Creek Art Exhibit” 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

RiskPress GalleryThrough May 30, “Who Cares,” exhibits new works by Mike Koftinow and Chris Collette. 7345 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. No phone.

Sonoma County MuseumThrough Jun 1, “Precious Cargo,” exhibition of California Indian cradle baskets. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.

Sonoma State University Library Art GalleryThrough Jul 12, “Divergent Acts,” displays current works by SSU sculpture alumni. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Towers GalleryThrough Jun 26, “California on My Mind,” featuring painter Henry White. 240 North Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale.

May 9Pie Eyed Open Studio, “The Bird Show,” 26 artists participate in this group show all about birds. 4pm. 2371 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. 707.477.9442.

San Geronomo Community Center, “Spring Art Show,” local artists of every media exhibit their work. 6:30pm. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

May 10di Rosa, “Sophont in Action,” Desirée Holman’s art mixes New Age and sci-fi. Reception, May 10 at 6pm. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 707.226.5991.

Fulton X Gallery, “Evolution Revolution,” juried exhibit reflects the evolution of all things organic and man-made. 6pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, “Wall and Ardor,” paintings by William T Wiley in the 21st century. 3pm. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.939.SVMA.

Upstairs Art Gallery, “Sonoma County Landscapes,” exhibiting pastel paintings from artist Jan Thomas. 3pm. 306 Center Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.4214.

May 11Gallery Route One, “Visual Poetry/Disappearing Act,” Geraldine LiaBraaten’s photography explores words becoming images, while two artists highlight our role in species extinction. 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1347.

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FilmCommunity Cinema: The New BlackMonthly film series presents documentary on the marriage-equality issue within the African-American community. May 12, 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

Love & DemonsFilmed in and around San Francisco and Mt Tamalpais, this demonic romance screens with filmmaker JP Allen and cast in person. May 11, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Sonoma County Youth Film FestivalStudent films from around the county are presented. May 8, 7pm. $5. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

Super Duper Alice CooperThe first ever “Doc Opera,” this new film explores the legendary Alice Cooper through archival footage, animation and rock opera elements. Thurs, May 8, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Food & DrinkBallroom & Dining RoomOne-hour dance lessons followed by a special three-course menu created by chef Aaron Wright. Second Mon of every month. $40. Lark Creek Inn, 234 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

Fresh Starts Chef EventSommelier Rajat Parr and chef Adam Sobel pair up for a delicious evening. May 8, 6:30pm. $55-$65. Next Key Center, 1385 N Hamilton Pkwy, Novato. 415.382.3363, ext 211.

French Garden Farm MarketEnjoy produce from

restaurant’s farm, along with freshly baked breads and pastries from their kitchen. Every Sun, 10 to 2. Free. French Garden, 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Sonoma County Raw Foods FestivalCelebrate healthy eating, from simple do-it-yourself basics to cutting-edge gourmet

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Star VoyagerCelebrated science writer Timothy Ferris speaksIt’s the ultimate time capsule, a hopeful representation of humankind’s endeavors and accomplishments filled with the unique sounds and sights of our home.

The golden records placed aboard the twin Voyager space probes, launched in 1977 and now passing out of the solar system, are the farthest man-made objects from Earth—and Timothy Ferris is the man who produced them.

A friend and colleague of Carl Sagan, Ferris was brought on board early in the ’70s as part of a committee tasked with deciding which images and sounds would be chosen to represent our planet. The gramophone records showcase music, elemental sounds, scientific formulas and pictures, and can be played in the unlikely event the records are ever recovered by intelligent life.

Now a popular science writer with over a dozen books and a post as professor emeritus at UC Berkeley, Ferris will speak at the Santa Rosa Junior College’s Petaluma campus on his role as interstellar messenger and share his ongoing work as a scientist, philosopher, historian and journalist.

Ferris appears May 10 at the Carole L. Ellis Auditorium, 680 Mountain Parkway, Petaluma. 2pm. Free, with limited seating. 707.778.2415. —Charlie Swanson

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University Art GalleryThrough May 10, “BFA Exhibition,” with works by Lindsey Vargas, Patrick Cass, Justin Ringlein and others. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4. 707.664.2295.

MARIN COUNTY

Art by the Bay Weekend GalleryThrough Jun 1, “Inspired by Books,” presents works by Pamela Paulsrud, Tim Graveson, Zea Morvitz and Camille Esposito–all inspired by books. 18856 Hwy 1, Marshall. 415.663.1006.

Bolinas MuseumThrough Jun 1, “The Ceiling of Our Day,” features Bay Area artist Walter Kitundu combining mechanical wizardry and a passion for birdlife. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330.

Gallery BergelliThrough May 15, “Group Show,” featuring works buy Marco Farias, Santiago Garcia, Jeff Faust and others. 483 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.9454.

Headlands Center for the ArtsThrough Jun 8, “Graduate Fellows Exhibition,” shows works from the center’s resident artists with guest curator Xiaoyu Weng. Reception, May 4 at noon. Bldg 944, Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787.

Marin Community FoundationThrough May 16, “California Dreamin’,” includes art and sculpture by Bay Area foreign-born artists. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

Marin MOCAThrough May 24, “Altered Book/Book Arts Show,” displays literal inspired works from over 100 artists. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 415.506.0137.

MINE Art GalleryThrough Jun 1, “Core Elements,” exhibits sculptures by Richard Dieterich and

Jennie Strobel. 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax.

O’Hanlon Center for the ArtsThrough May 22, “On Paper, Of Paper,” celebrates all things paper. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Toby’s GalleryThrough May 31, “In My Varied Career,” exhibits the works of Richard Blair. Reception, May 10 at 2pm. Through May 31, “Painting West Marin,” exhibits the work of Kathleen Goodwin. Reception, May 10 at 2pm. 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

NAPA COUNTY

Jessup CellarsThrough Jun 25, “Neil Young Series,” Grammy award winning art director Jenice Heo’s exhibit of original rock-and-roll paintings. 6740 Washington Street, Yountville. 707.944.5620.

ComedyMario CantoneThe celebrated comedian and actor brings his new, one-man pre-Broadway tour to Santa Rosa. May 9, 8pm. $45-$65. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Will DurstThe political comedian headlines a night of laughs, with guest Jeff Applebaum. May 8, 8pm. $20-$25. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

3 Still StandingPreviewing their upcoming film, comedians Larry “Bubbles” Brown, Will Durst and Johnny Steele perform live. May 9, 8pm. $23-$28. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

DanceBurbank AuditoriumMay 9-11, Dreamscapes, spring dance performance offers new dance works created by faculty and student choreographers, with guest artist Alex Blitstein. $15-$18. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

Club 101Wednesdays, 8:20pm, salsa

dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael 415.460.0101.

Dance PalaceFirst Wednesday of every month, 6pm, First Wednesday Line Dancing, with Carol Friedman Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Jarvis ConservatoryMay 10, 7pm, Bailes de mi Tierra (Dances of My Country), Ballet Zempoalxochitl performs dances that reflect the traditional culture of Mexico. $10. 1711 Main St, Napa 707.255.5445.

EventsBike Swap & Open HouseMotorcycle fans come together for this all-day swap meet and raffle to benefit Redwood Empire Food Bank. May 10, 9am. Santa Rosa BMW Motorcycles. 800 American Way, Windsor. 707.838.9100.

Bike to Work DayTwentieth anniversary of the community-wide event will offer dozens of energizer stations throughout the county with coffee, snacks and swag to help promote a healthier, cleaner way to commute to work. May 8. Sonoma County, multiple locations, Sonoma.

Marin Human RaceRace day features a 5k race course, a dog walk, pancake breakfast, kids’ races and activities and more. May 10, 8am. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Ping-Pong & Right Brain ExplorationTable tennis takes on a whole new light. Mon, 7:30pm. through May 26. $15 month. Dance Palace, Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

Sonoma Human RaceRun and walk for your nonprofit of choice, with live music and a pancake breakfast. May 10, 8am. Herbert Slater Middle School, 3500 Sonoma Ave, Santa Rosa.

Field TripsMother’s Day PicnicGuided nature walks, great

fare. May 10, 10am. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.2398.

LecturesTimothy FerrisThe designer of the Voyager Golden Record–an artifact of human civilization containing music, sounds of Earth and encoded photographs launched aboard the twin Voyager 1 spacecraft–speaks. May 10, 2pm. Free. Carole Ellis Auditorium, SRJC Petaluma Campus, Petaluma.

In Celebration of MothersAttorney and advocate Joshua Safran shares his personal story and champions women’s rights in this presentation from the Center for Domestic Peace. May 9, 10:30am. Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael.

Evan LowFormer mayor of Campbell discusses his life as an Asian and openly gay public official as part of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. May 8, 1pm. Free. Carole Ellis Auditorium, SRJC Petaluma Campus, Petaluma.

Money Mind TrainingWake up your financial life with this series of evening lectures presented by Spencer Sherman. Tues, 6pm. through May 13. $108. Frank P Doyle Library, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4614.

ReadingsAngelico HallMay 10, 4pm, “A Fighting Chance” with Sen Elizabeth Warren. $35. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael.

Book PassageMay 7, 7pm, “All the Light We Cannot See” with Anthony Doerr. May 8, 7pm, “The Temporary Gentleman” with Sebastian Barry. May 9, 7pm, “Nothing Changes Until You Do” with Mike Robbins. May 10, 7pm, “Drone Baloney” with John Hewitt. May 11, 4pm, “The Snow Queen” with Michael Cunningham. May 12, 7pm, “My Accidental Jihad” with Krista Bremer. May 13, 7pm, “Hyde” with Daniel Levine.

May 14, 7pm, “The Year She Left Us” with Kathryn Ma. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s BooksMay 8, 6pm, “The Apple Orchard” with Susan Wiggs. May 14, 6pm, “50 Children” with Steven Pressman. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Petaluma Copperfield’s BooksMay 7, 3pm, “This One Summer” with Jillian and Mariko Tamaki. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s BooksMay 8, 7pm, “Relief for Men” with Jed Diamond. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Meadow Elementary SchoolMay 8, 6pm, Theodore Boone & The Thrill of Rights Bus Tour, Presented by Copperfield’s Books. 880 Maria Dr, Petaluma.

Napa BookmineMay 8, 7pm, “Brown Paper Bag and a Fine Tooth Comb” with Claudette Jeffrey. 964 Pearl St, Napa.

Santa Rosa Central LibraryMay 10, 10am, Redwoods Writers library open mic, This month’s theme is “Young at Heart” in honor of Older Americans Month. 211 E St, Santa Rosa 707.545.0831x539.

Sebastopol Center for the ArtsSecond Sunday of every month, 4pm, Westword Salon. $1. 707.829.1549. 282 S High St, Sebastopol.

SHEDMay 9, 6pm, “New California Wines” with Jon Bonné, SF Chronicle wine editor and panel of winemakers dig into the history and future of California wine. $25. 25 North St, Healdsburg 707.431.7433.

Whole Foods MarketMay 9, 5pm, “The Three-Day Reset” with Pooja Mottl, Part of the Copperfield’s Cooks series. 3682 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa 707.224.6300.

TheaterAnything GoesCole Porter’s classic musical comedy is presented by Roustabout Theater. May 10-18.

$16-$26. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Catch Me If You CanThe Broadway musical inspired from the true events of conman Frank Abignale Jr and the FBI agent determined to catch him gets its Northern California premiere. May 9-25. $22-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

Feelin’ FrackedA play (about Earth Day). Fri-Sat through May 10. Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

FencesA former Negro League home-run king is now a garbage collector trying to come to terms with his disappointment. Through May 11. $37-$53. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Five Women Wearing the Same DressFive reluctant bridesmaids and a male usher hide out in a bedroom during an elaborate Southern wedding. Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through May 11. $10. Studio Theatre, College of Marin, 835 College Ave, Kentfield.

Mother Jones in HeavenMSW is pleased to share the California premiere of Si Kahn’s musical tribute. Through May 11. $25. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol.

Noises OffThe hilarious theatrical farce is presented by the Raven Players. Through May 11. $20-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.6335.

Thoroughly Modern MillieYoung Millie Dillmount has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. Thurs-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through May 25. $15-$35. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

The BOHEMIAN’s calendar is produced as a service to the community. If you have an item for the calendar, send it to calendar@bohemian.com, or mail it to: NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN, 847 Fifth St, Santa Rosa CA 95404. Events costing more than $65 may be withheld. Deadline is two weeks prior to desired publication date.

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Wed, May 7 8:45–9:45am; 5:45–6:45pm Jazzercise10:15am– SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE12:40pm Youth and Family7–10pm SINGLE & PAIRS Square Dance Club

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TAURUS (April 20–May 20) Free jazz is a type of music that emerged in the 1950s as a rebellion against jazz conventions. Its meter is fluid and its harmonies unfamiliar, sometimes atonal. Song structures may be experimental and unpredictable. A key element in free jazz is collective improvisation—riffing done not just by a featured soloist, but by the entire group of musicians playing together. To prepare for your adventures in the coming days, Taurus—which I suspect will have resemblances to free jazz—you might want to listen to music by its pioneers, like Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus and Sun Ra. Whatever you do, don’t fall prey to scapabobididdilywiddilydoobapaphobia, which is the fear of freestyle jazz.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Apple and Exxon are the most valuable companies in America. In third place, worth more than $350 billion, is Google. Back in 1999, when the future internet giant was less than a year old, Google’s founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page tried to sell their baby for a mere million dollars. The potential buyer was Excite, an online service that was thriving at the time. But Excite’s CEO turned down the offer, leaving Brin and Page to soldier onward by themselves. Lucky for them, right? Today they’re rich and powerful. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life, Gemini. An apparent “failure” may, in hindsight, turn out to be the seed of a future success.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too” is an English-language proverb. It means that you will no longer have your cake if you eat it all up. The Albanian version of the adage is “You can’t go for a swim without getting wet.” Hungarians say “It’s impossible to ride two horses with one butt.” According to my analysis, Cancerian, you will soon disprove this folk wisdom. You will, in effect, be able to eat you cake and still have it. You will somehow stay dry as you take a dip. You will figure out a way to ride two horses with your one butt.

LEO (July 23–August 22) I know this might come as a shock, Leo, but—are you ready?—you are God! Or at least godlike. An influx of crazy yet useful magic from the Divine Wow is boosting your personal power way beyond normal levels. There’s so much primal mojo flowing through you that it will be hard if not impossible for you to make mistakes. Don’t fret, though. Your stint as the Wild Sublime Golden Master of Reality probably won’t last for more than two weeks, three tops. I’m sure that won’t be long enough for you to turn into a raving megalomaniac with 10,000 cult followers.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) In your imagination, take a trip many years into the future. See yourself as you are now, sitting next to the wise elder you will be then. The two of you are lounging on a beach and gazing at a lake. It’s twilight. A warm breeze feels good. You turn to your older self and say, “Do you have any regrets? Is there anything you wish you had done but did not do?” Your older self tells you what that thing is. (Hear it now.) And you reply, “Tomorrow I will begin working to change all that.”

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Over a hundred years ago, the cattle industry pressured the U.S. government to kill off wolves in Yellowstone National Park. By 1926, the wolves had all but vanished. In the following decades, elk herds grew unnaturally big, no longer hunted by their natural predator. The elk decimated the berry bushes of Yellowstone, eating the wild fruit with such voracity that grizzly bears and many other species went hungry. In 1995,

environmentalists and conservationists got clearance to re-introduce wolves to the area. Now the berry bushes are flourishing again. Grizzlies are thriving, as are other mammals that had been deprived. I regard this vignette as an allegory for your life in the coming months, Libra. It’s time to do the equivalent of replenishing the wolf population. Correct the imbalance.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) I have no problem with you listening closely to the voices in your head. Although there might be some weird counsel flowing from some of them, it’s also possible that one of those voices might have sparkling insights to offer. As for the voices that are delivering messages from your lower regions, in the vicinity of your reproductive organs: I’m not opposed to you hearing them out, either. But I hope you will be most attentive and receptive to the voices in your heart. While they are not infallible, they are likely to contain a higher percentage of useful truth than those other two sources.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) Kangaroo rats live in the desert. They’re at home there, having evolved over millennia to thrive in the arid conditions. So well-adapted are they that they can go a very long time without drinking water. While it’s admirable to have achieved such a high level of accommodation to their environment, I don’t recommend that you do something comparable. In fact, its probably better if you don’t adjust to some of the harsher aspects of your environment. Now might be a good time to acknowledge this fact and start planning an alternate solution.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) “Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled,” said poet William Blake. I think you will challenge this theory in the coming weeks, Capricorn. Your passions will definitely not be weak. They may even verge on being volcanic. And yet I bet you will manage them fairy well. By that I mean you will express them with grace and power rather than allowing them to overwhelm you and cause a messy ruckus. You won’t need to tamp them down and bottle them up because you will find a way to be both uninhibited and disciplined as you give them their chance to play.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) Would you please go spend some quality time having non-goal-oriented fun? Can I convince you to lounge around in fantasyland as you empty your beautiful head of all compulsions to prove yourself and meet people’s expectations? Will you listen to me if I suggest that you take off the mask that’s stuck to your face and make funny faces in the mirror? You need a nice long nap, gorgeous. Two or three nice long naps. Bake some damn cookies, even if you’ve never done so. Soak your feet in epsom salts as you binge-watch a TV show that stimulates a thousand emotions. Lie in the grass and stare lovingly at the sky for as long as it takes to recharge your spiritual batteries.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) Dear Pisceans: Your evil twins have asked me to speak to you on their behalf. They say they want to apologize for the misunderstandings that may have arisen from their innocent desire to show you what you had been missing. Their intent was not at all hostile or subversive. They simply wanted to fill in some gaps in your education. OK? Next your evil twins want to humbly request that you no longer refer to them as “Evil Twin,” but instead pick a more affectionate name, like, say “Sweet Mess” or “Tough Lover.” If you promise to treat them with more geniality, they will guarantee not to be so tricky and enigmatic.

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