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PEAK WINE? P8 WILLOW WOOD MAKEOVER P12 PETALUMA MUSIC FEST P27

Win Heritage Fire Napa Tix www.bohemian.com omwww.bohemian.co

Tomales Bay camping mecca faces uncertain future P18

Lawson’s Landing co-owner Mike Lawson

Lawson’s Land

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Dear Friend, I wanted to let everyone know what happened while I was in college. It was a moment that changed my life forever. But before I tell you about my experience, I wanted to tell you my story from the start. Let me start by explaining the photo in this letter, I’m the guy in the middle, Dr. Taatjes. You know when I meet people in town and they usually say, “Oh yeah, I know you, you’re Dr. Taatjes. You’ve been in Petaluma for years…” Well, that’s me. Twenty-six years ago something happened to me that changed my life forever. Let me tell you my story. I was studying pre-Med in college, in hopes of becoming a medical doctor. Things were looking up, and life was good, until things took a turn for the worse. I began to have terrible back and stomach problems. For a young guy, I felt pretty rotten. My back hurt so badly that I had a hard time even concentrating in class. I was miserable. The medical doctors tried different drugs, but they only made me feel like I was in a “cloud.” I was just not getting better. A friend of mine convinced me to give a chiropractor a try. The chiropractor did an

my spine. The adjustment didn’t hurt, it actually felt good. I got relief, and I soon was off all medication. It worked so well that I decided, then and there, to become a chiropractor myself. Now for my kids, Hayden and Henry. They have been under chiropractic care their entire lives. And, unlike most other kids in their class, they never get the “common” childhood illnesses like ear infections, asthma and allergies. In fact, they have never taken a drug in their lives. And they are now 19 and 21! It’s strange how life is, because now people come to see me with their back problems and stomach problems. They come to me with their headaches, migraines, chronic pain, neck pain, shoulder/arm pain, whiplash from car accidents, asthma, allergies, numbness in limbs, athletic injuries, just to name a few. If drugs make people well, then those who take the most should be the healthiest, but that simply isn’t the case. With chiropractic we don’t add anything to the body or take anything from it. We

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Bohemian847 Fifth St., Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Phone: 707.527.1200 Fax: 707.527.1288

EditorStett Holbrook, ext. 202

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NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN [ISSN 1532-0154] (incorporating the Sonoma County Independent) is published weekly, on Wednesdays, by Metrosa Inc., located at: 847 Fifth St., Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Phone: 707.527.1200; fax: 707.527.1288; e-mail: [email protected]. It is a legally adjudicated publication of the county of Sonoma by Superior Court of California decree No. 119483. Member: Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, National Newspaper Association, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Verified Audit Circulation. Subscriptions (per year): Sonoma County $75; out-of-county $90. Third-class postage paid at Santa Rosa, CA. FREE DISTRIBUTION: The BOHEMIAN is available free of charge at numerous locations, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies may be purchased for one dollar, payable in advance at The BOHEMIAN’s office. The BOHEMIAN may be distributed only by its authorized distributors. No person may, without permission of the publisher, take more than one copy of each issue.The BOHEMIAN is printed on 40 % recycled paper.

Published by Metrosa, Inc., an affiliate of Metro Newspapers ©2015 Metrosa Inc. Cover photo by Michael Amsler. Cover design by Tabi Zarrinnaal.

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HIGH NOON AT LOW TIDE The days are numbered for the permament trailers at Lawson’s Landing, p18.

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RhapsodiesBOHEMIAN

Foggy IdeaThank you for this article (“Mist Opportunity,” July 22). I have a farm in the Central Valley, and was wondering what sort of mesh-fabric would work. Thanks for your input. I’ve thought about using trees as frames. Or a high tower in an open area. We will need water for trees and family farms. I believe that fog catching and making water out of thin air is the way to go for much of California.

MERNAVia Bohemian.com

Love It or Leave ItIn reply to Dixon Wragg (“Flag Waiving,” July 15), who says he doesn’t salute the flag out of protest for the sins of our fathers, I have a suggestion: Don’t stop there. Take it up a notch to show you mean it. Pack your duffle bag and move your ass to the first country you find that has brought more freedom, liberty and prosperity to the world.

The notion that Sitting Bull should replace Washington on Mount Rushmore is absurd. You print this junk? The

By Tom TomorrowTHIS MODERN WORLD

Indians weren’t brutal? They didn’t kill or take over other nations? That’s just pure pablum. The greatness of America lies not in any innocence, but in our ability to surmount our deficiencies and advance toward our ideals.

To that end, 38 million Americans gave their lives to end slavery and genocide, to fight fascism and communism, so you could sit in your house in Cotati and write letters about how horrible the U.S. is. You can salute them.

JIM BRACCORohnert Park

UnsustainableAn activity cannot be deemed sustainable when any integral part of it is not sustainable. When it comes to wineries and the tourism needed to support them, auto traffic and its consequent fossil-fuel emissions constitute an unsustainable part of the whole. The same can be said for other fossil-fuel-related activity attendant to the wine industry: trucking, tractors and so forth. Unless all parts of a system are sustainable, the whole cannot be called sustainable, and to do so is dishonest at best and manipulative at worst.

LARRY BARNETTSonoma

It seems that almost overnight, there has been a voracious takeover of our environment. People in four watersheds of the Russian River have been told that we must control our water use, while vineyards are free of restrictions. California is experiencing a historic drought, yet there are more vineyards, entertainment centers, etc., in the pipeline. The destruction and gluttony of the wine industry is beyond anything I will ever understand.

PAMELA STONE SINGEROccidental

Help for the HomelessLittle homes with no washing machines and storage fail miserably (“Taking It to the Streets,” July 8). Please stop the stories that fail to adjust to basic necessities. Get a scanner. The police are dispatched on homeless issues for almost 50 percent of all 911 calls. Housing, laundry facilities and showers must be provided for the homeless in all parts of Sonoma County. Failure to do so requires many of them to become lawbreakers in order to stay alive.

BRAD PIPALVia Bohemian.com

Write to us at [email protected].

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RantsTea LeavesPot report is necessary buzzkill BY TOM GOGOLA

The much-anticipated release of the state Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy report reads like it was put together by a bunch of

fussbudgets who’d just as soon never see legalized cannabis come to California. Yet nobody should be surprised that the tone and content of the report, released last week and spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, reads like a massive buzzkill.

The jump-out line is the idea that Californians shouldn’t expect a “gold rush” in the cannabis industry if the state goes legal in 2016. Readers may recall that a “gold rush” mentality took hold in Santa Cruz following that city’s rollout on medical cannabis, which only served to fuel a federal backlash against the state’s 2006 medical cannabis law.

Now there is a real concern over a broader backlash as legalization moves forward in the nation’s most populous state. There’s no doubt a big debate over pot politics will play out in the political and media arena as we lurch toward Election Day 2016. Newsom is pro-legalization and politically ambitious, so it’s wise for him to keep a lid on over-excitement about a generally accepted inevitability that is by no means an actual inevitability.

The “gold rush” language also conveys a reality that legalization will occur while there’s still a federal prohibition in place, barring some bongs-up move from President Obama on his way out the door, so the report had to necessarily downplay any implication that a cannabis industry here would spill into states that haven’t yet gone this route, the fools. California’s No. 1 cash crop is already widely exported across the country, and legalization will make it that much easier to scoot some nugs over to Nevada, where they are desperately needed.

Alas, there is still plenty of time for a 2016 legalization referendum to fail, and spectacularly so. The bottom line is that, given the high political drama that’s sure to unfold, Newsom isn’t about to go out on a limb over legalization.

So this bud’s for you, Gav. Thanks for being the adult in the room. It sure ain’t me.

Tom Gogola is the news editor of the ‘Bohemian.’ 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 [email protected].

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MILES OF VINES The omnipresence of vineyards in Sonoma County has some residents saying ‘enough is enough.’

Paper

Big vineyards face a sustainability gap in Sonoma County BY STEPHANIE HILLER

Peak Wine

when he announced it last February.

The proposal so inflamed local residents that Padi Selwyn cofounded an advocacy group to fight it. The organization, Neighbors to Preserve Rural Sonoma County, has 1,200 followers on Facebook at last count.

Selwyn is a marketing consultant who helped start the National Bank of the Redwoods.

She says she has nothing against wineries, and nothing against development per se, but with 500 wineries in the county and an unceasing push for more of them, she says, simply, “Enough is enough.”

Have we reached “peak wine” in Sonoma County?

Wagner’s intentions reflect a growing commitment to greater sustainability being promoted by wine industry–

Joe Wagner, 33, is the son of Napa Valley winemaker Chuck Wagner, and he

sounds like a man who believes in doing the right thing.

But Wagner’s proposal to build a huge new winery, distillery and events center at Dairyman ranch off Highway 12 near Sebastopol led to a groundswell of opposition The Bohemian started as The Paper in 1978.

THEHuffman on 2016

“I’ve been waiting for that question for months!” So exclaimed second-term U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, last week when Debriefer got him on the phone. The question: Who are you supporting for president in 2016?

The answer may surprise readers who have already taken note of the fact that there’s a pretty heady battle shaping up in the Democratic Party over the presidential campaigns of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Bernie has been getting huge, boisterous crowds around the country with his fiery blasts of populist rhetoric and anti-corporate, up-the-people messaging. The knuckle-draggers over at the National Review are taking Sanders and his message so seriously, they even called him a Nazi.

Huffman is a progressive Democrat whose congressional district comprises a region of the country so distinctive in the American political imagination that George Bush was once reduced to calling U.S.-born jihadi John Walker Lindh “some misguided Marin hot-tubber.”

So readers may be surprised that Huffman is all-in for Hillary Clinton, many months before the Democratic primaries get into gear. The Iowa caucus kicks it off next February; the California primary is June 7.

“Sanders is bringing some great points to the discussion,” Huffman says, “but at the end of the day, our Democratic nominee is going to be Hillary Clinton, and I’m going to support her.”

Huffman is pragmatic even as he throws a populist cheer in the direction of Sanders, a Vermont socialist who ran for Senate as an Independent, and who caucuses

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supporting organizations such as Sonoma County Winegrowers. But critics say it’s all talk, no sustainability.

Earlier this month, the organization ran ads in local media outlets, including the Bohemian, to promote its sustainable practices, and the response was as quick as it was ferociously dismissive. Critics included former Sonoma County supervisor Ernie Carpenter, who accused some wineries of green-washing environmental impacts in an opinion piece in the Press Democrat. Wagner is not a member of the trade group.

“The advertisement we published in local newspapers in the county was paid for by local Sonoma County wine-grape growers who are proud of our sustainability program and want to share the effort with the local community,” says Sean Carroll, director of marketing and communications for Sonoma Winegrowers. “No public funds or grant money was used.”

Still, the ad rankled some residents who see Sonoma County transforming into a wine-soaked Disneyland for tourists.

And the Dairyman proposal, Selwyn argues, represents the worst of the transformation: wrong size, wrong place, wrong time. Wagner’s plan is to produce 500,000 cases of wine and 250,000 cases of apple brandy a year, on a 68-acre parcel. That will mean many tanker trucks and the traffic that comes with them, since Dairyman can only grow a fraction of the necessary fruit on-site.

A proposed driveway at the new winery would cross the popular Joe Rodota Trail, used daily by hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians.

The proposed events center has drawn the most ire from critics, who speak of unpermitted food service, traffic congestion, drunken drivers making the roads unsafe, and negative environmental impacts on the Laguna de Santa Rosa.

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with the Democratic Party.

“Bernie is getting great crowds and he’s getting people excited on the left—that’s a good thing. But Hillary Clinton is going to dominate all the primaries, she’s going to start racking up delegates, and it will be clear, early on, that our nominee is going to be Secretary Clinton. But I think the good news for all of us is that she seems to be embracing some of the things Bernie is saying as well.”

All will be clear in a year. The Democratic National Convention goes down in Philadelphia next July 25–28.

So who is Huffman handicapping for the Republican Party nomination? No surprise there:

“I’m crossing my fingers and hoping for Donald Trump,” says Huffman, “but we’ll probably wind up with someone more like Scott Walker.”—Tom Gogola

Snoopy Scoop Last Friday, the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center invited cast and crew of the upcoming Peanuts Movie to the museum for a meet-and-greet with the press. The animated adventure is the first time the iconic Peanuts characters have made it to the big screen.

Director Steve Martino (Horton Hears a Who!) joined screenwriter (and Schulz’s son) Craig Schulz, the cartoonist’s widow, Jean, and four members of the voice cast—Noah Schnapp (Charlie Brown), Francesca Capaldi (the Little Red-Haired Girl), Hadley Belle Miller (Lucy van Pelt) and Mar Mar (Franklin Armstrong)—for a tour and roundtable discussion of the film.

Martino highlighted the challenge in preserving the authenticity of characters adored by millions for over half a century, while introducing them to a new generation of kids. The Peanuts Movie is scheduled for release on Nov. 6.—Charlie Swanson

sympathetic tourism bureaucracy, Big Wine continues to push the mythical image of the small family winery, even as Wagner, for example, just sold his Meiomi label to Constellation Brands, a giant out-of-state company, for $315 million.

Wagner says he was surprised by the pushback to his proposal, but has agreed to do an environmental impact report to mollify his critics. He says he wants to answer everyone’s questions about his proposal, and doesn’t want “there to be people who think this is a bad deal.”

Wagner says his proposal is a great use of the property—an “old dilapidated dairy that is going to go from industrial to light-industrial agricultural use.”

The proposed turn-off onto Highway 12 east of Llano Road is one of the reasons he bought it. “It’s a main thoroughfare, it’s not a county road,” Wagner says. The property has been used for concrete pumping and gypsum mixing, so “it is not suitable to be restored to its natural habitat,” he says.

Wagner bought the property for $4.5 million to provide a home for his higher-tier Belle Glos label and research and development projects. He expects to grow 6,500 grape vines on the site and will use tertiary treated wastewater from the county for irrigation. They’ll recycle wastewater on-site.

“The technology that’s been coming out over the last decade has been phenomenal” for water reuse, says Wagner. Water for winemaking will be pumped from wells.

Wagner contested an oft-repeated criticism of winemaking’s strain on water supplies—that it takes 30 gallons of water to make a glass of wine. More typical is six to seven gallons to produce a single gallon of wine, says Wagner, who adds that he has “brought it down to lower than two gallons.”

Regardless, residents are increasingly asking a question that transcends Wagner’s plans: How many wineries are too many?

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NOW SERVING Matthew Greenbaum had to overcome familial objections to rework Willow Wood’s menu.

Change ArtistGraton restaurant unveils new—and George Segal–approved—menu BY JONAH RASKIN

“They insisted I couldn’t cut a starter or an entrée, because that’s what they’d order every time they came for lunch or dinner,” he says on a balmy Wednesday night when the front room is hopping and the kitchen is humming. “Changing a menu is similar to rewriting a story: you don’t want to lose the feeling of the original.”

After years of tweaking and tinkering, Greenbaum finally came up with a new menu in May. While he retained the flavors of the original, he also messed

with heads and habits. Judging from the crowds, regulars seem to approve. They come back for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and they bring friends.

When it first opened in 1995, Willow Wood turned out consistently good food, and in the process changed West County palates with dishes, like polenta, that are now standard fare almost everywhere. Then, for a time, Greenbaum’s sister restaurant across the street, the Underwood Bar and Bistro, stole the culinary

Menus can feel like they’re written in stone and

made to last forever. At Willow Wood Market Cafe in Graton, executive chef Matthew Greenbaum wanted to revise his menu each year. Foodies, including his own mother and stepfather, begged him not to change anything.

show and relegated the Willow Wood to the back burner.

Twenty years later, the old kid on the block is better than ever, with new Italian and Mexican dishes aimed to please diners with bolder tastes. And there’s a lot more: new comfort food, new salads, new starters, plus a new kids’ menu and an array of new libations that includes a delicious Kir Royale ($7) and a mimosa with Prosecco and orange juice ($7) that’s sweet yet not sugary.

For kids—there were several who sat quietly and ate happily on my visit—there’s a plate of buttered noodles with fresh Parmesan ($6.75), and a grilled cheese sandwich with tart, sliced apple ($6.75).

For adults, there’s a large, creamy chicken potpie with a flaky crust, along with bite-size carrots, peas, potatoes, mushrooms, celery and onions ($14.75). The spaghetti and meatballs ($14.75), made with finely ground pork, beef and veal, comes with a rich marinara sauce. Not surprisingly, it’s one of the most popular dishes on the menu. Many of us still crave pasta, even if it does have all those nasty carbs.

The grilled pork tenderloin with polenta and a mushroom and leek ragout is tender and good ($19.75). The baked goat cheese with fennel and arugula ($10.50) goes well with the grilled flatbread, which comes with bright green pesto and marinated olives ($10.95).

Not everything has gone by the wayside. There’s no way that Greenbaum could drop the roasted tarragon chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, braised greens and mushroom ragout that can feed two modestly hungry eaters ($20.75).

Four nights a week, there are three-course prix fixe dinners that come with soup or salad and dessert ($29). On Mondays, the kitchen serves a superlative carnitas plate with pulled pork, black beans, tomato and avocado salsas, and warm corn tortillas. On Tuesdays, it’s fried fish tacos with a radish salsa.

At Willow Wood, you can sit and eat at the counter, on the patio in the back or in the main dining room at a small table made for two

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or a large table perfect for family and friends.

The wine list is not extensive, but the prices are modest. The 2014 Balletto rosé ($8 a glass) is refreshing. The 2012 Seghesio Zinfandel ($9) goes well with the spaghetti and meatballs, and the grilled hanger steak with garlic mashed potatoes ($23.75). It’s the most expensive entrée on the new, souped-up menu.

The waitstaff aim to please. They’re not obtrusive, and they don’t disapprove of anyone’s taste.

On a recent Wednesday, George Segal, Greenbaum’s stepfather—81 years old and starring in ABC’s The Goldbergs—inspected the new menu, and approved. But he chose his longtime favorite: an open-faced smoked salmon sandwich with chive cream cheese, sliced cucumber and tomato ($15.95). For dessert, he went for the traditional root-beer float made with Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream and Henry Weinhard’s root beer ($6.75) Some habits die hard—or don’t die at all.

Outside after dinner, the stars began to emerge on the horizon. Kids rode their bicycles in circles, and the hamlet of Graton turned on its lights and settled in for a cozy summer evening.

Willow Wood Market Cafe, 9020 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.0233. willowwoodgraton.com.

‘Changing a menu is similar to rewriting a story: you don’t want to lose the feeling of the original.’

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SONOMA COUNTYBistro 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.

Chloe’s French Cafe French. $. Hearty French fare, decadent desserts and excellent selection of French and California wines. Breakfast and lunch, Mon-Fri. 3883 Airway Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3095.

Dierk’s Parkside Cafe American. $. Classic, fresh diner food in a comfortable diner setting. Ought to be in a movie. Breakfast and lunch daily. 404 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.573.5955. Dierk’s Midtown Cafe, 1422 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.454.2233.

Hana Japanese. $$$-$$$$. An oasis of cool tucked away in the atmosphereless Doubletree Hotel complex. Reservations on the weekend a must. Lunch and dinner daily. 101 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.586.0270.

K&L Bistro French. $-$$$. This comfortable restaurant serves fine food with a friendly Sebastopol flair. Zagat-rated, consistently excellent and surprisingly innovative. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; dinner, Sun. 119 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.6614.

Simply Vietnam Vietnamese. $. Friendly Vietnamese for all ethnic tastes. Savory, satisfying and filling. Pho can be hit or miss, depending on the meat quality. Lunch and dinner daily. 966 N Dutton Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.566.8910.

Sushi Hana Japanese. $$. Popular sushi destination offers delightful treats. Dollar sushi night on Wed and Sat

really packs ’em in. Lunch and dinner daily. 6930 Burnett St, Sebastopol. 707.823.3778.

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.

West Side Bar & Grill Sports Bar. $$. Home of the almost-famous bacon cheeseburger. Seventeen beers on tap (wine list available). Fourteen flat screen televisions to watch all of the hottest sports events. Two great pool tables. Lunch and dinner daily. 3082 Marlow Rd # B8, Santa Rosa. 707.573.9453.

Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar Seafood. $$. Delicious preparations of the freshest fish and shellfish. Lunch and dinner daily. 403 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.9191.

MAR I N COUNTYComforts Californian. $$. The Chinese chicken salad is beyond rapturous. Excellent celebrity sightings. Eat in or takeout. Breakfast and lunch daily. 335 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.454.9840.

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.

Left Bank French. $$-$$$. Splendid, authentic French cuisine. Lunch and dinner daily. 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331.

M&G’s Burgers & Beverages American. $. The ultimate in American cuisine.

Crispy fries, good burgers and friendly locals chowing down. Lunch and dinner daily. 2017 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.454.0655.

Marin Brewing Co Pub food. $-$$. Excellent soups, salads, pub grub and award-winning 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. 316 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.8900.

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.

Robata Grill & Sushi Japanese. $$. Mmm. With thick slices of fresh sashimi, Robata knows how to do it. The rolls are big winners. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 591 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.381.8400.

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.

Yet Wah Chinese. $$. Can’t go wrong here. Special Dungeness crab dishes for dinner; dim sum for lunch. Lunch and dinner daily. 1238 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.460.9883.

NAPA COUNTYAd Hoc American. $$-$$$. Thomas Keller’s quintessential neighborhood restaurant. Prix fixe dinner changes daily. Actually takes reservations. 6476 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2487.

BarBersQ Barbecue/California. $-$$. An upscale ’cue joint with a high-end chef and high-end ingredients. Gorgeous chipotle-braised short ribs and pulled pork. Lunch and dinner daily.

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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3900-D Bel Aire Plaza, Napa. 707.224.6600.

Carpe Diem Wine BarCalifornian. $-$$. Right in the heart of downtown Napa, Carpe Diem’s contemporary and innovative menu includes a variety of seasonal flatbreads, an ostrich burger, the famed short-rib sliders and much more. Over 45 wines by the glass, six draft beers and an impressive reserve wine list round out this warm, inviting space. Dinner daily. 1001 Second St., Napa. 707.224.0800.

Celadon Global comfort food. $$. Relaxed sophistication in intimate neighborhood bistro setting by the creek. Superior wine list. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 500 Main St, Ste G, Napa. 707.254.9690.

Checkers California. $$. Perfect casual spot for dinner before the movie. Try the panéed chicken and butternut squash ravioli. Lunch and dinner daily. 1414 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.9300.

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.

Cole’s Chop House American steakhouse. $$-$$$. Handsome, upscale 1950s-era steakhouse serving chophouse classics like dry-aged 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 GrilleWestern/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.

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.

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.

Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroir-informed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, with electric combinations like sorrel-wrapped ahi tuna puttanesca. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 707.251.1900.

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

Food & Wine Odyssey

What did you do last week? Rosemary Olson, publisher of the Bohemian and the Pacific Sun, joined Food & Wine Trails and Duckhorn Vineyards for a sponsored cruise to Rome, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia and Venice. She attended the world’s only culinary school at sea. She explored subterranean lakes in Greece. She talked and tasted wine with celebrated sommeliers and enjoyed plenty of Duckhorn wine. She wrote all about her food and wine adventures on Boho Blog. Have a look at Bohemian.com. Ciao!—Stett Holbrook

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SONOMA COUNTYBear Republic Brewing Company One of the originals on the North Bay craft-beer scene, this family-owned brewery only gets better with age. Most famous for Racer 5, the Healdsburg location offers a surprisingly diverse selection of beers beyond the better-known names. 345 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.2337. www.bearrepublic.com.

Fogbelt Brewing Company Born from winemaking families, brewers Paul and Remy mix rich flavors and hop-driven beers to form complex and tasty brews. Each release from Fogbelt is named for North Coast Redwood trees, from the Armstrong Stout-chocolaty and balanced- to the Hyperion Red Ale-with roasted malty flavor highlighted by crisp citrus undertones. 1305 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400. www.fogbeltbrewing.com.

HopMonk Tavern Founded by Dean Biersch of Gordon-Biersch, HopMonk offers house-brewed beers Kellerbiers and Dunkelweizens, in addition to an impressive rotating list of seasonal craft beers from California and beyond. 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. 707.829.7300. 691 Broadway. Sonoma. 707.935.9100. www.hopmonk.com.

Lagunitas Brewing If you haven’t hit up the beer garden at the North Bay’s most laid-back brewery, waste no time and get down there, preferably on one of the many nights of live music. Sip on a Little Sumpin,’ Hop Stoopid, Hairy Eyeball, Pils . . . you are getting verrrrrryyy thirsty . . . 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. 707.778.8776. www.lagunitas.com.

Old Redwood Highway Brewery Now that they’ve made the leap from the garage to an actual building, this Windsor-based brewery has really taken off. Part of the appeal, beyond delicious beers, is the focus on locally sourced ingredients. 9000-A Windsor

Road, Windsor. 707.657.7624.

101 North Brewing Company A new addition to the North Bay craft beer scene, this brewery’s Heroine IPA has 101 North winning at the beer game just out the gate. Based in Petaluma, put it on your “one-to-watch” list. 1304 Scott St., Ste. D. Petaluma. 707.778.8384. www.101northbeer.com.

Russian River Brewing Co Tasty pizza and excellent—and world-famous— brews. Two words: beer bites! 725 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.2337. www.russianriverbrewing.com.

St. Florian’s Brewery Started by local firefighter Aron Levin and his wife, Amy, St. Florian’s Brewery has exploded of late. The company has plans to expand its space, staff and line of beers. St. Florian’s also gives back, donating 5 percent of all profits to community and fire-related organizations. 7704-A Bell Road, Windsor. www.stfloriansbrewery.com.

Third Street Aleworks Third Street is sometimes overshadowed by a world-renowned brewery just around the corner, but their Bombay rouge—a malty, drinkable IPA—can hold its own in a roomful of crowded beers. 610 Third St., Santa Rosa. 707.523.3060. www.thirdstreetaleworks.com.

Woodfour Brewing An artisan brewery located in the Barlow in Sebastopol, Woodfour is one of the only completely solar-powered breweries in the country. 6780 Depot St., Sebastopol. 630.854.1721. www.woodfourbrewing.com.

MARIN COUNTYBaeltane Brewing & Tasting Room Marin brewery proudly produces artisanal ales specializing in Belgian, French and West Coast Ale styles. Enjoy a pint in the inviting tasting room featuring live music and absolutely zero TVs. 401-B Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato. 415.883.2040. www.baeltanebrewing.com.

Broken Drum Brewery & Wood Grill Voted Best North Bay brewpub by Bohemian readers in 2011, the time is right to stop in for a handcrafted German lager, bock or summer golden ale at San Rafael’s friendliest beer establishment. 1132 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.456.HOPS. www.brokendrum.com.

Mill Valley Beerworks If there is a beer heaven, it might look a little like this Mill Valley gem of a spot. An impressive draft list is well stocked with old and new favorites. 173 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 415.888.8218. www.millvalleybeerworks.com.

Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant At Moylan’s, the M stands for malty. Hit up this Novato landmark for traditional ales that won’t fail the taste test. 15 Rowland Way, Novato. 415.898.HOPS. www.moylans.com.

Pizza Orgasmica & Brewing Company What goes together better than beer and pizza? Not much. Wash down a hefty slice of pepperoni with an Orgasmica kolsch, a cold-aged ale with a crisp, refreshing finish. 812 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.457.BEER. www.pizzaorrgasmica.com.

NAPA COUNTYDowntown Joe’s Restaurant & Brewery Boasts a brewery built by Chuck Ankeny—the great-grandson of Adolf Hamms—this Napa mainstay has serious historical chops. Try the palate-altering Golden Thistle Very Bitter ale, and prepare to be amazed. 902 Main St., Napa. 707.258.2337. www.downtownjoes.com.

Napa Smith Brewery Brewer Don Barkley was part of the revered New Albion Brewery, America’s first craft brewery since Prohibition, back in 1978. He’s now part of the team creating gold-medal winning IPAs, wheat beers, pilsners and more at Napa Valley’s only production brewery. 1 Executive Way, Napa. 707.254.7167. www.napasmithbrewery.com.

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Yes They CanSussing out the suds: Does craft beer taste different from a can?BY JAMES KNIGHT

It wasn’t long ago that cans and bottles occupied strictly

opposite ends of the beer spectrum, from cheap lager to craft brew. Now, claiming that aluminum cans are environmentally “greener” and keep the beer fresher, some craft breweries are pushing the can.

But they may receive pushback from consumers like my friend who swears that she can taste the “canned” flavor in canned beer, and she isn’t going for it. To find out if the differences are obvious, I assembled Bohemian staff members for an afternoon of blind beer tasting.

Bottle vs. Can, Round 1: Sierra Nevada Brewing Nooner Pilsner This seems like a land grab for Budweiser turf. Some craft breweries can’t seem to shake their typical pale ale profile when making a pilsner. Sierra nailed it. Nooner smells like Bud at its best, on tap from a fresh keg at the ball game. It’s light, grainy, smells lagered but fresh, and has just a hint of fruity hops and a dry, bitter finish. But we were fooled by the can. Nearly everyone preferred “sample 1b,” which was poured from cans out of sight of tasters, and several felt sure in deriding sample 1a: “Can—that’s my guess. Tastes too old-school domestic,” noted one. “Funky fragrance—canned?” asked another. The bottled beer just tasted like a slightly flatter, more bitter version. One win for the can.

Bottle vs. Can, Round 2: Anderson Valley Brewing Summer Solstice A cream-style ale with added flavorings, Summer Solstice is a richer, maltier brew than most others tagged to this season. Amber-colored and mouth-filling, it’s got a moderate alcohol content of 5 percent. But although Bohemians were over the moon with this beer, praising its malty, nutty aroma, caramel flavor, and essences of chocolate and vanilla, they mostly preferred the bottled version. Glass takes the round.

Bottle vs. Can, Round 3: Anderson Valley Brewing Boont Amber Ale A NorCal classic, the Boont was also a hit with Bohemians. Smoky, malty and sweet-bodied, it’s got the familiar, piney hop profile of California pale ale. A few seemed to prefer the bottle, so I asked Anderson Valley brewmaster Fal Allen why that may be. “Our research shows storage time and temperature are the variables with the greatest impact on product quality,” Allen replied, “the two parameters we cannot control once they leave the brewery.”

By this point in the session, however, the data got murky, as the group’s animated conversations split into different directions. This just in: Serve people beer from either can or bottle, and they’ll enjoy themselves in due time.

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Sea ChangeNew deal at Lawson’s Landing spells the end of an era—but will it also be the end of Lawson’s? BY TOM GOGOLA

It’s a sunny Saturday morning in July at Lawson’s Landing at Dillon Beach, achingly beautiful and breezy, as Bob Bedsworth ambles down a sandy path, a bright-red five-gallon

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He has just finished giving a shucking lesson to one of his grandkids from the back deck of his trailer at the campsite. It’s a scene that’s likely been repeated hundreds, thousands of times at this popular campground.

Bedsworth is retired U.S. Air Force, has a home in Elk Grove and spends five months a year in his trailer at Lawson’s Landing, from May through September. He’s been coming here for 34 years. But those days are coming to an end, as Lawson’s faces an uncertain future.

Bedsworth owns one of the 200-odd semi-permanent camper-trailers perched along the edge of Tomales Bay. They’ll all be gone by this time next year. That move is a key piece of a long-in-the-making deal struck in 2011 between Lawson’s Landing and the California Coastal Commission to keep Lawson’s open.

But ask Lawson’s owners and they’ll tell you that, because of financial and regulatory challenges, staying open is by no means assured.

Bedsworth recalls the clamming, the abalone diving and the general good times he’s had over the decades he’s been coming to this rather remote and free-wheeling campground, where the cattle once ran free on an adjoining ranch also owned by the Lawson family.

“Where else can you find a place on the bay that’s reasonably priced and where you can bring the kids, the grandkids,” says Bedsworth. “I’ll miss that.”

Under new rules designed to save the endangered red-legged frogs, famous Tomales dunes and snowy plovers, Lawson’s will have to abide by state laws that restrict people from coastal camping for more than two straight weeks at a time.

The idea is to give other people a shot at camping at the location and to protect sensitive habitat. But once those camper-trailers are gone, Lawson’s owners say they will have to provide access to a more well-heeled crowd of luxe campers as part of its plan to

stay afloat. And that may not be enough, the owners fear.

Bedsworth peers over the top of his rectangular sunglasses and says with a soft smile, “I’d just as soon it not happen. I think it’s stupid.”

He heads off to dump his bucket of clamshells into the sun-dappled bay.

Clams and Free Air ConditioningLawson’s Landing has been a family business in northwestern-most Marin County since the late 1950s. The family has owned the land, which until recently comprised some 1,000 acres, since the 1920s. The camping scene has historically been dominated by blue collar and middle-class folks from the Sacramento Valley.

“They come for the free air-conditioning,” says Lawson’s Landing co-owner Carl “Willy” Vogler.

The campground first came into the crosshairs of Marin County environmentalists in 1962. None of the moving parts that had kept the revenue flowing to the Lawson’s—a sand quarry (now defunct), the cattle ranch (still operating), the camping—had operated with a use permit from the county.

The boat livery is still operating, which is a rare sight at marinas these days because of liability concerns. You can rent an aluminum boat (the motor’s extra) and head out to the bay for the day. There’s also a boat-repair shop attached to the fishing and retail operation.

The family has been trying to get use permits since before the advent of the Marin County Local Coastal Plan in 1980, but to no avail, say Lawson family members. “We’ve been working with, and sometimes against, the agencies, trying to get things permitted,” Vogler says.

The coastal plan is essentially the local reflection of mandates contained in the state Coastal Act of 1976 that created the California Coastal Commission.

The campground’s footprint

has shrunk from 100 to about 20 acres, and you can feel that the squeeze is on. There are a few abandoned public restrooms that tell of the downsizing. Tent campers are now slotted into small patches of grass, and everyone seems to be right on top of one another.

The owners returned 465 acres of campsites back to wetlands as part of an ongoing settlement arrangement with the coastal commission (a “consent cease and desist”), and in exchange were given the green-light to grow-out the tent camping in less sensitive areas. That hasn’t happened yet.

“There’s work to be done,” says Vogler. “It will take tractors and time,” and the latter is in short supply in the summer.

The 465 acres comprised the most eco-sensitive parts of the Lawson’s holdings, and they put the acreage into a permanent conservation easement with the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service for $5 million.

Meanwhile, the family hasn’t been able to move on the part of the redevelopment plan that would allow them to put in new camping areas in other parts of their land.

The Lawsons now say that a much-anticipated coastal commission scientific survey (which, they stress, they were not required to do) has been so long in coming that it’s handcuffed them from making the necessary changes that would keep them in business.

The survey is a necessary precondition for the family to start dealing with critically needed wastewater infrastructure. New bathrooms and shower facilities are part of the deal, among other upgrades.

The family says it can see a viable business on the other side of this complex and multimillion dollar transition—but getting from here to there without going out of business in the process? That’s another story.

“I’m extremely nervous,” says Vogler. “This is supposed to remain a place for low-cost coastal access, and I want to keep it that way.”

While he sees a business after the transition, “it’s paying off the other stuff to get there that is the terrifying part. The trick is to make the income meet the out-go.”

Marin County supervisor Steve Kinsey

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TRAILER BE GONE The clock is ticking on semi-permanent campers at Lawson’s.

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PIER PRESSURE Marin County and the state put the squeeze on good times along Tomales Bay.

is more optimistic. “I believe that Lawson’s

Landing has several more generations of opportunity for visitors to come,” says Kinsey, who has dual role here in his additional capacity as a commissioner with the California Coastal Commission. Kinsey notes that the family has a “very viable coastal development permit that they can work with.”

Kinsey was, however, surprised to hear the extent of the worry expressed by Vogler and co-owner Mike Lawson over staying in business.

“I personally think they should be talking to me if they think it is that serious,” he says. “The last thing we want to do is to eliminate the largest coastal camping opportunity in Northern California. That’s not the intention, and there would be ways that it could possibly be addressed. I am determined to help them not go out of business.”

Kinsey says that he had been an early proponent of seeing the “historic trailers prevail,” but agrees with the ruling consensus that those folks had to share the wealth with other campers.

Catherine Caufield is the former executive director of the West Marin Environmental Action Committee, a nonprofit that was a major driving force for the changes afoot at Lawson’s. She agrees that the slow-roll on the scientific study has created “a bit of a bottleneck, because it just took time to do a good job.”

Caufield credits the family with the changes that they have made to address the environmental concerns her organization highlighted. “I believe that Mike [Lawson] and Willy want to do the right thing,” she says, “and we’re always there to encourage them just a little bit more.”

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on the camper-trailers, which have provided a backbone of rental income to the owners for decades. The 2011 deal gave those trailer owners a five-year window to get out. That’s a hard deadline, and it’s coming July 13, 2016.

The coastal commission has two general mandates: Keep the coast clear of excessive development that would negatively impact the environment; and ensure that the California coastline is accessible to everyone, and especially those of lesser means.

Lawson’s and Marin County struck a deal to keep the business going in 2008. The West Marin Environmental Action Committee challenged that agreement, and that’s when the issue jumped from the county’s in-box to the coastal commission.

“The coastal commission was supposed to shut us down,” Vogler recalls. They entered into a “consent cease and desist” with the agency as part of the agreement to remove the trailers. “They chose not to enforce the ‘cease’ part as long as we kept moving down the road, making the improvements,” he says.

“What the coastal commission did—right, wrong or indifferent—was they offered a compromise that PO’d the environmentalists, the NIMBY people and us. I’d call it a good compromise where people wind up basically being equally unhappy. Everybody was more or less disappointed with it.”

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Hard Times?“This was supposed to be a fast-track deal,” says Mike Lawson. “The five-year period is coming to an end, and we have no way of replacing our business in a quick, business-like time frame with something else. Either the coastal commission is going to allow us to keep the business afloat for another year or two, or we are going to be facing some really hard times. When the trailers go away, we have to replace that revenue, but we can’t replace that with low-cost, overnight camping.”

Lawson says that survivability may now hinge on a new wastewater system that’s part of the purview of the coastal commission study currently underway. The family, he says, had submitted a preliminary proposal to the commission and Marin County to get a proper use permit for the proposed build-out, and it was approved—but only preliminarily.

“We think we have a strong argument for redeveloping a formerly developed area, but we’re still waiting to hear from the scientific review panel,” says Lawson.

One idea under exploration would put the land into the

purview of the California Coastal Conservancy. In that scenario, the state agency would partner with the Lawsons, loan them the money to stay afloat and then collect the loan back at a low interest rate.

“But money is getting hard to find,” Lawson says. “Our planner is trying to work with some of those people and get something done here.”

Gone FishingTo say that it’s a bustling day at Lawson’s Landing is to say that people have been mildly interested in the recent goings-on on Pluto.

And we’re in a far-off place in the Marin County galaxy here, in the northern reaches where Tomales Bay spills out into the Pacific Ocean by way of Bodega Bay. Today, the place is positively bopping with mid-summer recreation, and it’s a hoot to behold.

On this particular Saturday morning, Tomales Bay is coming right off an ultra-low “clam tide,” and the clam diggers were out there all morning. Vogler says some of those clam diggers are a little less welcome than others. Lawson’s has been victimized by

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‘This is supposed to

remain a place for low-cost

coastal access, and I want to keep it that

way.’

its own popularity. “We started to attract other

clientele from the Bay Area that didn’t have any concern for conservation for saving some for next year,” says Vogler.

A couple of front-loaders stand at the ready to “splash” boats from their trailers into the bay. The fishing pier that sticks out into Tomales Bay is loaded with crabbers and fishers; there are buckets full of red crabs, people jigging little fry for use as live bait. A lone dude with a surf-fishing rig sits in a beach chair way out on a long sand spit at the edge of the bay, waiting for a bite.

As if on cue, a woman points into the bay to a spot that had earlier been loaded with clammers. Gesticulating wildly and yelling at no one in particular, she exclaims, “Is the game warden around today? Can you please save some for our grandchildren?”

The woman then strikes up a conversation with an elderly woman in a big floppy sun hat seated on a bench. They begin shouting things at and past each other about having relatives who arrived at Ellis Island, back when, you know, immigration was immigration.

“Trump was absolutely right!” one of them exclaims.

“They want Sharia law in Sacramento, there’s going to be a problem!” exclaims the other.

Well . . . umm . . . errr . . .How about we take a stroll

among those cool trailers! While it’s still going, the trailer community offers a fascinating glimpse into a particular variety of coastal Americana. There are numerous varieties, but the tin-can aluminum rectangles that jut out at rakish angles—those are all over the place and stand out; they are the characteristic Spartan Trailer design from the 1940s and ’50s, when America again took to recreational pursuits after the Great Depression and an even greater world war. The overall feel of the joint is exquisitely ramshackle, but not down-at-the-heel.

Lawson’s Landing is akin to the all-but-vanished American drive-in movie theater, a last vestige of a bygone era centered

on leisure and motion—and geared toward working and middle-class families.

And there’s no question that the trailer owners are holding out for that last briny breeze, the end of the endless summer in these salt-encrusted and well-worn domiciles. So far it appears that nobody’s yet left the premises.

Meanwhile, there are decades of accrued character and memories to contemplate and enjoy: glass Japanese mooring balls in the windows of a few trailers, signage with proud declarations that this is our summer home. As a sign of things to come, there are “For Sale” signs everywhere. There’s also a bunch of golf carts, a “Grateful Dead Way” street sign, variously constructed deckage and driftwood bric-a-brac, a living museum of accumulated flotsam and jetsam.

The rent is cheap, $400 to $500 a month, and the view is world-class, looking across to the untrammeled Point Reyes National Seashore wilderness area.

Jerry Knedel is cleaning his boat near his trailer after a morning fishing trip, and he pulls a couple of dripping lingcod and a salmon from his fish box and tosses them to a friend. Knedel and family have been coming here for 56 years, and he speaks of possible scenarios where a hotel like the Ritz-Carlton buys up the land from the Lawson’s, builds a fancy resort, and just like that, it’s all over for the working man. Knedel just can’t see how Lawson’s can swing this state-mandated transition.

The family says it plans to use the freed-up space for non-permanent trailers, which Knedel describes as “1 percent campers,” big rigs in need of multiple hookups, which the Lawsons will

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are gone. Knedel says, and Lawson

confirms, that the rents have gone up in large measure to help the Lawson’s pay their lawyers and consultants. He recalls that the rent was $19 a month when his family started coming here.

“The spikes in rent,” Knedel says, “were the result of lawsuits to oppose Marin County, the coastal commission and the Marin County supervisors who have drummed up multiple bogus offenses” to drive the business to a brink of unsustainability.

But the halibut bite’s been good, he adds.

Meanwhile, Vogler is in his office in the fishing station, chock-a-block with maps and memorabilia, and there’s a toddler rocking away in one of those egg-shaped thingamabobs. Vogler’s kids are out front tending the retail shack—get your bait, get your ice cream bars here, sit on

the bench out in front and take it all in, xenophobic outbursts and all.

As he describes the various twists and turns along the way to a final deal with the state, a Lawson’s worker comes in and tells him that a boater has had a problem—his prop was fouled by a fallen marker that was used to indicate a nearby sandbar.

The exchange gives a rich insight into how to properly run a family business that’s geared toward families. “Give him a new prop,” says Vogler, arms akimbo as he laughs, “but he’s not getting another one after this!”

End of an EraMike Pfeifle and Robert Roth are friends from Lodi who’ve just returned from a spearfishing adventure out in Tomales Bay. Their quarry was halibut, and

Roth says he speared a nice one that morning—but nothing on the order of the 32 pounder he once lanced here.

The men are hanging around in front of a rare sight along the seawall and trailer area: an abandoned trailer that’s all torn-up inside, no doors or windows, totally junked-out.

Pfeifle owns a trailer over on lot A-13 and Roth, with a hearty chuckle, describes himself as his free-loading friend. Roth says he brought two granola bars with him from Lodi but hadn’t yet eaten them: there’s a lot of communal food-sharing going on among the trailer owners.

Roth says he’s been coming here for 30 years but has had a permanent camper here only for the last eight. Roth is a bus dispatcher back home; Pfeifle works in hazardous waste, he says.

Pfeifle says he’s gotten used to the idea that an era is coming to an end, and he’ll keep coming out here even after his trailer’s gone. He’ll keep spearing and gigging halibut, and diving for abalone, and he’ll keep telling the story around the campfire about that time the great white shark showed up.

He’s going to hold out through the year. “I’m pulling mine out in January,” Pfeifle says, still wearing the wetsuit from the morning spearfishing trip. “It’s been on the horizon,” he says. “I’ve gotten used to the idea.”

Roth leans against the abandoned trailer and revels in what he calls the great appeal of Lawson’s Landing. “The beauty here is the pride that people have in these salted, sometimes rusted trailers,” he says, “the uniqueness that you continually see here.” He speaks of the blending of people, the unforced multiculturalism, and says the resort functions as a sort of “great equalizer,” where people of all races and persuasions gather.

There are pot-luck dinners after everyone’s come back from their fishing trips, he says. “It’s all about the tribal experience, the coming together after the fish-hunting. That’s going away, and that is unfortunate for the next generation.”

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Buggin’ OutPsychedelic funk-rock band Insects vs Robots employ an unusual mix of instruments: violin, charango, harp, banjo, kazoo, harmonium, megaphone and sitar. The Venice-based five-piece specialize in frenzied, experimental dance jams, and they embark this week on a West Coast tour with two stops in the North Bay, bringing their newest crop of otherworldly thrash-folk art rock to Zodiacs on Wednesday, July 29 (265 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma; 9pm; free; 707.773.7751), and then to 19 Broadway Club on Thursday, July 30 (17 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax; 9pm; free; 415.459.1091).

S O N O M A

Speedy SquashThe Zucchini Car Races are exactly what it sounds like. You bring in your decorated zucchini, wheels attached, to Arbor Park in Sonoma and pit it against other zooming zuchs in a family-friendly tradition now in its 27th year. Entries must be no wider than 10 inches with wheels smaller than a roller skate’s. Wine and food trucks will be on hand. The Zucchini Car Races take off on Friday, July 31, in Arbor Park at Sebastiani Winery, 389 Fourth St. E., Sonoma. 5:30pm. Free. 707.933.3232.

N A P A

Whole BodyNapa’s di Rosa explores the influence of the digital world on our lives with the opening of its latest exhibit, ‘Body Talk,’ featuring performance pieces, large-scale multimedia installations and works in sculpture and video by six emerging Bay Area artists. Opening reception on Saturday, Aug. 1, at di Rosa, 5200 Sonoma Hwy., Napa. 6pm. Free. 707.226.5991.

S A N TA R O S A

Lone WolfeFrancesco Catania dusts off his shiny shoes and shares the latest from his ongoing solo project, Frances Wolfe, electronica chillwave that mashes dreamy dazed synths, ethereal vocals and Catania’s groovy guitar licks layered under heavy reverb. Frances Wolfe plays as part of a diverse lineup with InOverOut, Sleepwalk Sunday, Plastic Ghost and Saffell on Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $5–$10. 707.528.3009.

—Charlie Swanson

POWER COUPLE Rock ’n’ roll legends

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo get loud on

Friday, July 31, at Wells Fargo Center for the

Arts. See Concerts, p28.

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MEET YOUR MAKERS Nicole Stevenson, left, and business partner Delilah Snell run two of California’s largest craft shows.

CraftacularSanta Rosa’s Nicole Stevenson is a DIY doyenneBY FLORA TSAPOVSKY

she’s never had a proper 9-to-5 job, but most of the time she’s in the studio, working away.

As the maker movement gained prominence over the last decade, the online crafts marketplace, spearheaded by Etsy, inspired such brick-and-mortar events as the Renegade Craft Fair, West Coast Craft and the Maker Faire. You won’t find “Put a bird on it”–type crafts at these fairs, but highly polished and stylish wares. Stevenson, 38, wanted in on it.

A graphic designer, illustrator

and writer, Stevenson grew up in Los Angeles and moved to Sonoma County in 2000 to finish a master’s degree at San Francisco State University. “I knew I’d rather live in Sonoma County than San Francisco, even though it meant commuting to the City several times a week,” she says.

After graduating in 2003, Stevenson decided to stay for good. “I wasn’t about to give up afternoons at the Marshall Store, eating oysters on Tomales Bay or spending the day on the Russian

Passing by Nicole Stevenson’s house in a quiet Santa Rosa neighborhood,

you’d never know that the backyard serves as the headquarters for a mini DIY empire.

From her studio, she and her aunt and business partner, Delilah Snell, run two of California’s biggest craft events, the Craftcation Conference and the Patchwork Show. Stevenson says

River drawing in my sketchbook on the shore,” she says.

In the process of moving, Stevenson simply took all of her ventures with her. The idea for the Patchwork Show, a biannual makers festival with changing locations around California, was born in 2007. “When I started my own handmade business 14 years ago in Los Angeles,” she says, “the DIY movement didn’t exist the way it does now, and indie craft shows hadn’t surfaced yet.”

A recent Patchwork show in Oakland attracted about 5,000 visitors and 150 vendors from all over the Bay Area. Craftcation, the annual four-day business conference, started five years ago after Stevenson realized that inspiration and guidance are just as important to the DIY scene as buying and selling crafts.

“The feeling you get when you’re in a place with so many other awe-inspiring creative types is overwhelmingly awesome,” she says.

Craftcations usually include workshops, lectures and other activities geared toward professionals, bloggers, aspiring makers and fans of the craft movement. The events take place in Ventura and turn local hotels into playlands for all things handmade.

Having a business with multiple locations and receiving applications from dozens of makers yearly translates into a lot of traveling for Stevenson, who nevertheless calls Santa Rosa her (very stylish) home. “When I moved here from Southern California, I was surprised to find that Sonoma County has so much to offer with regard to the DIY and craft scene,” she says, crediting the area’s relaxed pace and lower cost of living for the flourishing entrepreneurial spirit.

When she first moved

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here, Stevenson sold her goods at Santa Rosa’s Shop Party events and taught workshops at local spots like StitchCraft in Petaluma and CastAway and Folk in Santa Rosa. Now she struggles to fit some community life into her schedule.

Stevenson is now working on a series of online workshops and classes focusing on craft food and business savvy for craft-craving folks outside of California. She offers a DIY starter kit and related online courses and workshops. And how about a Sonoma County crafts fair? It just may happen.

“This is definitely something we’ve thought about,” says Stevenson, “but we’re also keeping in mind the logistics of doing a show in an area that’s so spread out, where each city has its own strong sense of community.”

The mindset and demand, she knows, are there.

“What materials are used to make the things we purchase,” Stevenson asks, “and are those materials harmful for us or our environment? How is our food sourced and grown? People are moving toward a more conscious way of living, asking questions previous generations didn’t ask.”

Craftcation and Patchwork are providing a lively outlet for the DIY professional. Given Stevenson’s success, her backyard studio is definitely a place to watch for more good things to come.

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Stage

Old Made NewInnovative ‘Twelfth Night’ keeps an old play fresh BY DAVID TEMPLETON

Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. It

deserves to be.The story—about a pair of twins,

Sebastian and Viola (an excellent Carmen Mitchell), shipwrecked on the coast of a strange land where everyone seems to fall in love with the wrong person—is clever and accessible, the language is beautiful but not overly flowery, and the situations are universally funny. There are identical twins, obsessive lovers, mistaken identities and some truly colorful characters. It’s great stuff, all served up with Shakespeare’s patented sense of poetry and escalating crisis.

And there’s that great speech about music being the food of love.

What’s tricky about a play

HOT PANTS Alan Kaplan rocks the Lycra as Malvolio in ‘Twelfth Night.’

this well-known and well-loved is presenting it freshly. How do you bring something new to a show that has been so thoroughly mined and milked that virtually everything discoverable about the play has been discovered?

That’s the task set before director David Lear and the Shakespeare in the Cannery crew, now halfway through a six-week run of the play in the old cannery ruins in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square. With a uniformly talented cast, and a strong vision, Lear has found a way to balance the play’s extremes, making the comedy funnier by attending to the details of the drama.

Known for innovative and sometimes unconventional approaches, Lear does make a few changes, the most obvious being the character of the jester, Feste, who here has been split into two, played as twins or clones or BFFs by Haley Bartels and Brandon Wilson, both delightful. The other obvious splashes of invention are largely stylistic, from the tennis shoes worn by most of the cast to the black lipstick and corsets worn by several of the supporting players.

The cast perform as a superbly balanced ensemble, but special attention should go to April Krautner as Olivia (the grieving noblewoman who falls for Viola), moving from gloom to puppy love with immense charm; Clark Miller and Brian Abbott as, respectively, the drunken Toby Belch and Andrew Aguecheek (silly and kind of sad at the same time); and the magnificent Alan Kaplan as Malvolio the butler, the play’s trickiest role, who, as the subject of one of literature’s most famous practical jokes, must go from ridiculous to near tragic, without altering the tone of the shenanigans around him.

By finding the new in something so old, this is a Twelfth Night to celebrate and savor.

Rating (out of 5):

‘Twelfth Night’ runs Friday–Saturday through Aug. 15 at the Cannery. 3 W. Third St., Santa Rosa. 8pm. $5–$25. 707.523.4185.

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His Last CaseSherlock faces his final foe in ‘Mr. Holmes’ BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

CASE OF THE DODDERING DETECTIVE Has Holmes met his match?

When you see Sherlock Holmes’ name, you expect adventure and danger, not a memory piece, which is why there’s

something disconcerting about Mr. Holmes. In director Bill Condon’s new film, the beloved detective faces his ultimate adversary, old age, and it’s one struggle he cannot win.

Based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, Mr. Holmes is a reunion for Condon and Ian McKellen, who last worked together on 1998’s Gods and Monsters. Set in 1947, Mr. Holmes tells of Sherlock’s retirement in the country as a beekeeper. He’s tended by an impatient cook, Mrs. Munro (Laura Linney), and her brainy, fatherless son, Roger (Milo Parker).

Holmes has just returned from an arduous trip to Japan with some foul root called “prickly ash” that may fight the coming of senility. He focuses his waning abilities on solving two final cases. One is the question of what is killing his bees. The second is the account of his last client in events that happened three decades earlier—a story fictionalized and given a happy ending by Dr. Watson. Holmes cannot recall the real outcome, despite certain sharp memories of a lady’s gray glove and the trilling of a glass harmonica.

McKellen is 76 and appears very hale in flashbacks to the 1920s, where we see him swinging his walking stick with brio. These scenes alternate with shots of the detective looking blank and ape-like as the vacancy of mind strikes him. This is an acute, bravely unsentimental portrait of decay that’s as tough to watch as it is impossible to turn away from.

Mr. Holmes is a touching and elegant film with a deep, pellucid poignancy softened by Carter Burwell’s soundtrack. There’s nothing pandering about McKellen’s foxy yet affecting performances, both as the sage in his 60s, who fails to see a clue in plain sight, and the 90-year-old recluse with a crumbling mind.

‘Mr. Holmes’ is playing in wide release in the North Bay.

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Musical PridePetaluma fest works to get junior a tuba BY CHARLIE SWANSON

Petaluma High School music director Cliff Eveland knows that

music education is vital to a well-rounded public-school experience. He also knows it’s the first thing to go when budgets fall short. That’s why he established the Petaluma Music Festival, now celebrating its eighth year: to keep music programs alive and well in Petaluma.

This year’s Petaluma Music Fest, held July 31–Aug. 1 at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, features an eclectic lineup with headliners Nahko & Medicine for the People, the Wood Brothers and ALO. New this year, the festival features a special Friday-night concert and VIP dinner at the fairgrounds with

TURN IT UP The Wood Brothers are among the standouts at this year’s Petaluma Music Fest.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.“Music should be a part of

every student’s education,” says Eveland. He points to studies that have overwhelmingly shown that students who have access to music programs score better on standardized tests and stay in school longer than those without it.

“I have kids in public schools,” Eveland says. “I really want them to have music as part of their education. So I’m doing everything I can to make that happen.”

After starting as a new music festival, the event evolved into a nonprofit organization that benefits public schools in Petaluma. To date, it has donated $125,000 to local schools, gathering $33,000 last year alone. Eveland hopes to break that record this year.

The Friday-night concert with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is sure to jump, jive and wail, with VIP tickets offering a four-course meal and complimentary wine and beer, as well as a general admission ticket for those who want to dance the night away.

On Saturday, Nahko & Medicine for the People headline with their popular tribal folk and hip-hop. The Wood Brothers bring their harmonizing roots and ALO pump out energetic swells of rock and funk grooves.

Saturday also features SambaDá, the Rainbow Girls, the Dixie Giants, Midnight North with Grahame Lesh (son of Phil), Dylan Chambers & the Midnight Transit, Lumanation, Buck Nickels and Loose Change, the Coffis Brothers, Jenny Kerr, Gabriel Nelson (bassist for the band Cake), fronting his new outfit, Bellygunner, and others. Lagunitas beer, lots of food, a silent auction, autographed guitar raffles and more will also benefit music in the schools.

The Petaluma Music Festival happens July 31–Aug. 1, at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. Petalumamusicfestival.org.

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Natalie ColeThe singer continues to carry the family dynasty with hits in pop, jazz and even Latin music circles. Aug 1, 7:30pm. $25 and up. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

Pat Benatar & Neil GiraldoCelebrated rock duo performs as part of their 35th Anniversary Tour. Jul 31, 8pm. $45-$65. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Petaluma Music FestivalBig Bad Voodoo Daddy performs Friday evening. Nahko and Medicine for the People, the Wood Brothers, ALO and many others play all day Saturday. All funds help keep music in the schools. Jul 31-Aug 1. Petaluma Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma.

Valley of the Moon Music FestivalFirst US festival entirely devoted to Romantic music performed on original instruments wraps up with a weekend of classical works. Aug 1-2, 4pm. $20-$40. Hanna Boys Center, 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 888.596.1027.

MARIN COUNTY

PainbirdsFeaturing Tom Luce of LUCE, former members of Train and popular Bay Area drummer Kyle Caprista. Aug 1, 9pm. $17-$20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz BandThe director and clarinet player brings his band to the North Bay and performs traditional tunes with improvisational flair. Aug 4-5, 8pm. $150 and up. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

NAPA COUNTY

Mary Chapin CarpenterBeloved Nashville songwriter performs a special acoustic set

of her biggest hits and deep cuts from her extensive career. Aug 1, 8pm. $35-$65. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Gary LightbodyThe songwriter behind indie projects Snow Patrol and Tired Pony performs a special acoustic set. Aug 5, 8pm. $18-$22. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.260.1600.

Music in the VineyardsMonth-long, nationally-acclaimed chamber music festival showcases the finest classical musicians in the picturesque settings of Napa’s wineries and venues. musicinthevineyards.org Jul 31-Aug 23. $60 and up. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa.

Uke-A-PaloozaPolynesian themed evening with the Maikai Giants performing on the patio, food and clothing sale and an open invitation to bring your own Ukelele and join in the fun. Jul 31, 6pm. Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

Clubs & Venues

SONOMA COUNTY

Annex Wine BarJul 29, Calvin Ross. Jul 31, Calvin Ross and friends. Aug 1, King Daddy Murr and friends. 865 W Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.7779.

Aqus CafeJul 30, Windshield Cowboys. Jul 31, sing along with Barry Bisson. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis CenterAug 2, Frances Wolfe. Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Barley & Hops TavernJul 30, Kyle Martin. Jul 31, Jen Tucker. Aug 1, Dave Hamilton. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

Bergamot AlleyAug 4, the Grease Traps. 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.8720.

The Big EasyJul 29, Brothers Gadjo. Jul 30, Lisa Stano Band. Jul 31, P Butta

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Brixx PizzeriaAug 1, Arizona and the Volunteers. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.766.8162.

BV Whiskey Bar & GrilleJul 30, DJ Hi-C. Aug 2, King Daddy Murr and friends. Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night. 400 First St E, Sonoma. 707.938.7110.

Coffee CatzJul 30, 4:30pm, DJ Kudjo. Mon, open mic. Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

D’Argenzio WineryJul 30, Susan Comstock Swingtet. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.280.4658.

Epicurean ConnectionJul 29, Joshua James Esterline. Jul 30, Jill Heart Strings. Jul 31, Shawn Cahoon and Jon Emery. Aug 1, Luke Erickson and Georgie Scheblich. Aug 2, 1pm, Sally Haggard. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.

Flamingo LoungeJul 31, Metal Shop. Aug 1, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Forestville ClubJul 31, Blackhorse Blues Band. 6250 Front St, Forestville. 707.887.2594.

French GardenJul 31, Un Deux Trois. Aug 1, Shake the Blues Trio. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Green Music CenterAug 2, pianoSonoma. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk SebastopolJul 30, Rainbow Girls. Jul 31, Free Peoples. Aug 1, Sherrie Phillips. Aug 3, Reggae on the River after-party. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk SonomaJul 31, 5pm, Vardo. Jul 31, 8pm, Girls & Boys. Aug 1, 1pm, Justin Purtill. Aug 1, 8pm, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. Aug 2, 1pm, Chris Hanlin. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel HealdsburgAug 1, Robb Fisher Trio with Keith Saunders and Ron Marabuto. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

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Jamison’s Roaring DonkeyJul 31, Saffell with the Grain. Aug 1, the Hots. Wed, open mic night. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

Lagunitas Tap RoomJul 29, Gabe & Mimi. Jul 30, the Deadlies acoustic. Jul 31, High Tide Collective. Aug 1, Curt Yagi. Aug 2, Coahoma to Sonoma County BluesFest with Ray Wylie Hubbard. Aug 5, Snake Juices. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Madrone Family Vineyards EstateAug 2, Tom Duarte acoustic. 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.996.6941.

Main Street BistroJul 29, Wild Janie Roberts. Jul 30, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. Jul 31, Frankye Kelly. Aug 1, Yancie Taylor. Aug 2, Eddie Neon Blues Band. Aug 4, Anna Troy. Aug 5, Greg Hester. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s BullpenJul 31, Hillbilly Strike Force. Aug 1, Levi Lloyd. Aug 2, George Heagerty & Never the Same. Mon, DJ Miguel. Tues, Thurs, karaoke with Country Dan. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Medlock Ames’ Alexander Valley BarJul 30, Reclamation Road. Aug 2, 5pm, Sons of Doug. 6487 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg. 707.431.8845.

Phoenix TheaterJul 31, Disrupted Continuum. Aug 1, the Honey Toads and One Armed Joey. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Redwood CafeJul 31, Second Line. Aug 1, the Theory. Aug 2, 11am, Andrew Corbett with Bob Lindley. Aug 4, Rock Overtime student performance. Aug 5, Donny Mederos. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

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Origin of RockPoints North deliver melodic instrumental powerPoints North hail from the Bay Area and Sonoma County, but point of origin shouldn’t be an issue. Guitarist Eric Barnett, bassist Uriah Duffy (of re-formed Whitesnake fame) and drummer Kevin Aiello sound as big as another immensely popular Canadian trio who just played their 40th anniversary tour.

Besides opening for guitar heros such as Michael Schenker, Eric Johnson, Al Di Meola and Pat Travers, Points North have become a headliner in these parts. They released their second, self-titled album earlier this year on Magna Carta Records, which, aside from the awesome rocker “Colorblind,” is totally instrumental.

If guitar and bass calisthenics are your thing, melodic ditties like “Child’s Play” and an intricate barnburner like “Ignition” will get you jumping. Like many of their Magna Carta labelmates, the band caters to those who like melodies delivered with technical prowess and just the right amount of power.

Barnett holds his own against any of the aforementioned guitarists he’s opened for, and the rhythm section of Duffy and Aiello decimate the groove. Prepare to lay it down when Points North come to HopMonk Novato on Aug. 1, with openers the Devil in California and Flanelhed.

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Sally TomatoesJul 31, the Spyralites. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Green Music Center Schroeder HallThrough Jul 30, pianoSonoma. Aug 4-6, pianoSonoma. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Spancky’sJul 31, the Soul Section. Aug 1, Tommy Odetto Band. Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Stout BrothersJul 29, Dustin Saylor Band. Fri, Sat, DJ Rule 62. Aug 5, Clear Conscience. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.

TapsAug 2, 3pm. 707 band. 54 E Washington St, Petaluma. 707.763.6700.

Toad in the Hole PubAug 2, Marshall House Project. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.8623.

TradewindsJul 31, DJ Ron Sicat and the Cowtown Girls. Aug 1, Occult Wisdom. Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Thurs, DJ Dave. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks TavernJul 29, Arizona and the Volunteers. Jul 30, Back In Black Open Mic. Jul 31, Marshall House Project. Aug 1, 5pm, Mr Blackwell and the MBA. Aug 1, 8pm, the Sorentinos. Aug 2, 5pm, Blues and BBQ with Bluexbox Bayou. Aug 5, Kyle Martin Band. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey TipAug 1, Jon Emery and the Good Ol Fashion Trouble Band. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

ZodiacsJul 29, Insects vs Robots. Jul 30, Mystery Dance. Jul 31, Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons. Aug 1, Fishbone. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.773.7751.

MARIN COUNTY

Creek ParkAug 2, Royal Jelly Jive. Hub Intersection, Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

FenixJul 30, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Benefit Concert. Jul 31, 1st Avenue Revue. Aug 1, Merl & Laura. Aug 2, Mo Betta Jazz. Aug 4, West Coast Songwriters Competition. Wed, Pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s NightclubJul 31, Dos Four. Sat, DJ night. Sun, Mexican Banda. Wed, Rock and R&B Jam. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk NovatoJul 29, open mic with Matt Moller Group. Aug 1, Points North. Aug 2, 5pm, Dan Bern and Jerry Hannan. Aug 2, 9pm, Sacred Sundayz with Iriefuse. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Marin Art & Garden CenterJul 30, 5pm, the Schrammtastics. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

19 Broadway ClubJul 29, Fistful of Scandal. Jul 30, Insects vs Robots. Jul 31, Rusty Evans and the Ring of Fire. Mon, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name BarJul 29, Saphyre and Stone Pony. Jul 30, R Moon and Jimi James. Jul 31, Michael Aragon Quartet. Tues, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Osher Marin JCCAug 1, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Osteria DivinoJul 29, Jonathan Poretz. Jul 30, Sandra Aran. Jul 31, Joe Warner Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel RestaurantJul 29, DownLow Duo. Jul 30, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Aug 4, Swing Fever. Aug 5, Robin DuBois. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver DollarJul 30, Dr Mojo. Jul 31, Sucker MCs. Aug 1, Tommy Odetto Band. Aug 2, Whiskey Pills Fiasco. Aug 4, Waldo’s Special. Aug 5, the Weissmen. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Sausalito SeahorseJul 30, Marianna August. Jul 31, Firewheel. Aug 1, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke. Aug 2, salsa with Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Sweetwater Music HallJul 29, Alerta Kamarada. Jul 30, Go by Ocean. Jul 31, Wild Child. Aug 2, Highway Poets. Aug 5, POA (Planet of the Abts). Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

Tennessee Valley CabinJul 31, the Van Animals. 60 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley.

Terrapin CrossroadsJul 29, Scott Law Theme Night. Jul 30, Lebo and friends. Jul 31, tribute to BB King. Aug 1, Stu Allen and Mars Hotel. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

NAPA COUNTY

City Winery NapaJul 29, Stephen Stills. Sold-out. Jul 30, Todd Rundgren. Jul 31, Foreverland. Aug 3, Hot Club of Cowtown with Shelby Lanterman. Aug 4, Zongo Junction. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.260.1600.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & RestaurantJul 30, Ricky Ray. Jul 31, Hard Travelin. Aug 1, Stealing Shakespeare. Tues, the Used Blues Band. Sun, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

FARM at Carneros InnJul 29, Whiskey & Honey Trio. Jul 30, Dan Daniels Trio. Aug 5, Whiskey & Honey Trio. 4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 888.400.9000.

Silo’sJul 30, Brian Coutch. Jul 31, Purple Haze. Aug 1, Steve Sage and friends. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uva TrattoriaJul 29, Tom Duarte. Jul 30, Trio Solea. Jul 31, Nicky DePaola. Aug 1, Jackie and friends. Aug 2, Bob Castell Blanch. Aug 5, Nate Lopez. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

Veterans Memorial ParkJul 31, 6:30pm, Nuclear Blonde with Whitney Nichole Band. Third and Main St, Napa.

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Arts Guild of SonomaThrough Aug 3, “William’s Pond Series,” artist Jennifer Whitfield’s metaphorical, multi-media works highlight the Guild’s July exhibit. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

BV Whiskey Bar & GrilleThrough Aug 31, “Gil Kofman: Surfers,” famed photographer displays. 400 First St E, Sonoma. We are currently open for lunch from 12 Noon to 3pm, with dinner service starting at 5pm until 9pm. Our bar is open

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Calabi GalleryThrough Aug 2, “Summer Selection,” featuring works by Douglas Ballou, Eva Belishova and Bob Dreier, as well as other gallery artists. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

EoMega GroveThrough Aug 30, “Photography & Jewelry Group Show,” renowned photographer Bo Svenson and master jewelers Joanne Quirino and Dianne Collins display. 7327 Occidental Rd, Sebastopol. Various 707.824.5632.

Finley Community CenterThrough Sep 3, “Mariko Irie,” a solo exhibit of watercolor and oil paintings from the artist, Mariko Irie. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 11am 707.543.3737.

Gallery OneThrough Sep 2, “California Colors,” with featured artists Laura Culver, Judy Klausenstock, Alan Plisskin and Terry Sauve. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.

Graton GalleryThrough Aug 9, “Chiaroscuro,” works by Marylu Downing with guests Patrick Fanning and others. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912.

Healdsburg Center for the ArtsThrough Aug 16, “Clay & Glass,” sculpture works by more than a dozen artists display. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

History Museum of Sonoma CountyThrough Aug 30, “I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story” traveling Smithsonian exhibit comes to Santa Rosa. Through Aug 30, “LIFE, Labor, and Purpose,” the renowned photography of of Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel displays. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11am to 4pm. 707.579.1500.

Occidental Center for the ArtsThrough Aug 23, “Holes,” group exhibit by members of the

Pointless Sisters, an art quilt group. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Riverfront Art GalleryThrough Sep 6, “Showin’ on the River,” eclectic exhibit features works from over 40 artists in all mediums. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.

Sculpturesite GalleryThrough Aug 23, “Vernissage,” inaugural show in the galleries new location debuts new work from Arizona artist Judith Stewart, Southern California’s Jon Krawczyk and others. 14301 Arnold Dr, Ste 8, Glen Ellen. Daily, 10 to 5. 707.933.1300.

Sebastopol GalleryThrough Aug 15, “A Couple of Artists,” featuring works from pastel painter Bert Kaplan and glass artist Susanna Kaplan. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.

Shige SushiThrough Aug 2, “Seiko Tachibana: Elements,” the artist distinctively balances Asian tradition with minimalist modernity. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. hours vary 707.795.9753.

Slaughterhouse SpaceThrough Aug 15, “The Battle of Mara,” new paintings from artist Laine Justice. 280 Chiquita Rd, Healdsburg. Sat, noon to 5, and by appointment. 707.431.1514.

Sonoma Valley Museum of ArtThrough Aug 23, “The Intimate Diebenkorn,” presents works from artist Richard Diebenkorn’s career, from abstractions to landscapes. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.

Stones ThrowThrough Sep 15, “Art of the Mystical Divine,” artist Suzanne de Veuve displays striking paintings of worldly images and influence. 15 Charles Street, Cotati. Tues-Sat, 11am to 5:30pm. Sun, Noon to 5pm. 707.242.6669.

Thumbprint CellarsThrough Aug 18, “Northern California Landscapes,” photography exhibit by Sonoma County artist Alexis

Greenberg. 102 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 11 to 6, daily 707.433.2393.

Wells Fargo Center for the ArtsThrough Aug 30, “Root 101,” new outdoor Sculpture Garden and Art Walk opens with a show featuring redwood sculptures by highly acclaimed local artist Bruce Johnson. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. Daily, noon-6pm 707.546.3600.

MARIN COUNTY

Art by the Bay Weekend GalleryThrough Aug 9, “Ever Changing Earth,” artworks inspired by the beauty of West Marin. 18856 Hwy 1, Marshall. Fri-Sun 415.663.1006.

Bay Model Visitor CenterThrough Aug 23, “Connections: Women Environmental Artists,” 12 artists present their hopes for the endangered wildlife of the Marin Coast. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Desta Art & Tea GalleryThrough Aug 9, “Line, Form and Texture,” summer exhibit features paintings and ceramic sculptures from local Bay Area artists. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

The Image FlowThrough Sep 11, “Doug Ethridge & Ann Pallesen,” the photographer shows his recent work from Cuba and the artist displays her California landscapes. 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Marin Society of Artists GalleryThrough Aug 1, “Exposed,” open juried photography exhibit is both realistic and imaginative. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Mon-Thurs, 11am to 4pm; Sat-Sun, noon to 4pm. 415.454.9561.

MarinMOCAThrough Aug 16, “Collaboration,” unpredictable exhibit features MarinMOCA members working together and getting out of their comfort zone. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 415.506.0137.

Stinson Beach GalleryThrough Sep 1, “Speaking in Dreams,” featuring the works of Cheryl Maeder and Julie B Montgomery. 3445

Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach. Fri-Sun, Noon to 5pm And by appointment 415.729.4489.

NAPA COUNTY

Napa Valley MuseumThrough Aug 16, “Forms of Fragmentation,” creative collages by Thomas Morphis display in the Spotlight Gallery. Through Aug 30, “do it” Traveling exhibit is a conceptual and interactive experience built upon enacting artists’ written and drawn instructions. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm. 707.944.0500.

ComedyBack Alley ComedyThe very funny Dan St. Germain makes his way to the pub for two shows. Aug 2, 8 and 9:30pm. Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 First Street E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

EventsThe Barlow Street FairThe Barlow takes over McKinley Street every Thursday this summer with local food, beer and wine, as well as live music and family-friendly activities. Thurs, 5pm. through Sep 24. Barlow Event Center, 6770 McKinley Ave, Sebastopol.

SOFA Santa Rosa ArtWalkOpen studios and galleries will showcase 25 local artists showing new works and works in progress. Aug 1-2, 11am. Free. SOFA, South of A, Santa Rosa.

Sonoma County FairTwo weeks of “Down on the Farm” fun returns as the popular fair features live animals, entertainment, carnival rides and the hall of flowers. Through Aug 9. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.545.4200.

Sonoma’s City PartyThere’ll be dancing in the plaza as some of the area’s most exciting live musicians boogy down together in the Sonoma Blues Review. Jul 30, 5:30pm. Free. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma.

Sprenger’s Golf TournamentFour-person teams hit the

links, with food and drink, raffles, awards and more to benefit Greenacre Homes & School. Aug 3, 1pm. $150. Fountaingrove Country Club, 1525 Fountaingrove Pkwy, Santa Rosa. 707.888.0890.

Zucchini Car RacesCustom-build a race car out of a zucchini and race it against others. With wine and food trucks, sponsored by Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers’ Market. Jul 31, 5:30pm. Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery, 389 Fourth St E, Sonoma. 707.933.3232.

Field TripsCommunity Nursery VolunteeringTake a stroll and help germinate seeds while learning what it takes to care for native plants. RSVP to Preston Brown at [email protected]. Fri, Jul 31, 10am. Turtle Island Restoration Network HQ, 9255 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Olema.

French Garden Farm TourJoin Dan Smith for practical tips on growing your own garden. First Sat of every month. Free. French Garden Farm, 11031 Cherry Ridge Rd, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Full Moon Hike at McCormick AdditionBring a flashlight and your sense of wonder as you explore the amazing McCormick addition of Sugarloaf in this 5 mile moderate hike. Jul 31, 6:30pm. $5 plus parking. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Glen Ellen Green TourIn cooperation with Quarryhill Botanical Gardens and Benziger Winery, the park offers a day-long tour of all three properties with food and wine tastings included. Reservations required two weeks in advance. Ongoing. $59. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.

Hike & TasteA fun, casual and up-close hike through the 1,850-acre estate, with winetasting along the way. RSVP required. Sat, Aug 1, 9am. $30. Kunde Family

Aug 1di Rosa, “Body Talk,” performance, sculpture, video and multimedia installations by six emerging artists explores being human in a technological age. 6pm. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 707.226.5991.

Quercia Gallery, “The River Runs Through It,” artist Chris Grassano’s paintings capture the wildlife of west Sonoma County. 3pm. 25193 Hwy 116, Duncans Mills. 707.865.0243.

Upstairs Art Gallery, “As I See It,” new works by artist Tony Mininno push the boundaries of oils with a vibrant and expressive style. 3pm. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. 707.431.4214.

Aug 4O’Hanlong Center for the Arts, “Bay Area Women Artists,” celebratory group show is juried by Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray. 6pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.

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Nature Nights Summer CampoutEnjoy the preserve after dark and pitch a tent for a weekend filled with story-telling, night hikes, stargazing and potluck meals. Registration required. Jul 31-Aug 2. $25-$50. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

Riparian RestorationJoin in restoring stream-side habitat at the San Geronimo Golf Course. RSVP to Preston Brown at [email protected]. Sat, Aug 1, 10am. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

Volunteer Nature Guide OrientationVolunteering as a Nature Guide will introduce you to some of Marin and Sonoma counties’ most beautiful hikes and expand your knowledge. Aug 1, 11am. WildCare, 76 Albert Park Ln, San Rafael. 415.453.1000.

FilmBeetlejuiceTim Burton’s classic after-life comedy screens outdoors, with food trucks and wine. Aug 1, 7pm. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

Bitter Honey: Polygamy in BaliTiburon Film Society presents an emotionally charged portrait of three polygamous Balinese families. Aug 4, 6pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

CULT Film SeriesRevisiting the best flicks of 1985 all month, the series presents a double bill of The Breakfast Club and Better Off Dead. Jul 30, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Family Forest Movie NightThe first film night features documentary Raccoon Nation with the Wildlife Rescue’s resident raccoons on hand. Aug 1, 5pm. $20 per family. Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue, 403 Mecham Rd, Petaluma. 707.992.0274.

FootlooseClassic 1980s Kevin Bacon movie screens, with a dance party at the San Rafael Farmers’ Market following. Jul 30, 6:30pm. $7-$11. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

From Here to Eternity: The MusicalA select screening of Sir Tim Rice’s epic new musical adapted from one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Wed, Jul 29, 6:30pm. Raven Film Center. 415 Center St, Healdsburg. 707.823.4410.

Movie NightPatio screening of “Gladiator” features drinks from Sonoma County Distillery. Jul 30, 9pm. Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

One Small HitchNapa Valley Film Festival screens the funny fest favorite. NVFF staff will be on hand to meet and greet in their new space. Jul 30, 7:30pm. $20. NVFF Production Warehouse, 401 Gateway Rd, #443, Napa.

Food & DrinkAugust Farmers’ Market Tour & LunchTake an insider’s tour of SHED on the most exciting day of the week: Farmers’ Market Day. Aug 1, 10am. $85. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

Bodega Bay Community Certified Farmers MarketSun, 10am. through Oct 25. Bodega Bay Community Center, 2255 California 1, Bodega Bay, 707.875.9609.

Cloverdale Certified Farmers MarketFri, 5:30pm. through Aug 28. Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale Blvd between First and Second St, Cloverdale, 707.893.7211.

Cochon Heritage FireOver 50 chefs, 20 wineries and a ton of wood-fired meat on hand to satisfy all cravings. Aug 2, 3pm. $105 and up. Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St, St Helena, 707.967.3993.

Corte Madera Farmers MarketYear-round. Wed-noon. Town Center, Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846. Wed-

noon. Town Center Corte Madera, 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846.

Cotati Community Farmers MarketThurs, 4:30pm. through Aug 27. La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati, 415.999.5635.

Crystal Anniversary21st Amendment Brewing Company celebrates 15 years at their pub with the tapping of an Krystal Weizen beer dubbed “Crystal Anniversary Ale.” Aug 1-2. 21st Amendment Brewery, 563 2nd St, San Francisco, (415) 369-0900.

Downtown Novato Community Farmers MarketTues, 4pm. through Sep 29. Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato, 415.999.5635.

Downtown San Rafael Farmers MarketThurs, 5:30pm. through Oct 1. Downtown San Rafael, Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.492.8007.

Earthquake Relief Fundraiser for NepalAn afternoon at the winery offers wine, food, live music and silent auction to help those affected by the disaster in Nepal. Aug 2, 3pm. $25-$30. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

Fairfax Community Farmers MarketWed, 4pm. through Sep 30. Peri Park, 124 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.999.5635.

Farmers Market at Long Meadow RanchFri, 9am and Sat-Sun, 11am. Long Meadow Ranch Winery, 738 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.4555.

Forestville Certified Farmers MarketTues, 4pm. through Oct 27. Corks Restaurant, 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville, 707.887.3344.

Friday Night LiveEnjoy delicious themed buffet dinners with live music on hand. Fri. $7-$14. San Geronimo Golf Course, 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.4030.

Harvest MarketSelling local and seasonal fruit, flowers, vegetables and eggs. Sat, 9am. Harvest Market, 19996 Seventh St E, Sonoma, 707.996.0712.

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Indian Valley Farm StandOrganic farm and garden produce stand where you bring your own bag. Wed, 10am. College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, 415.454.4554.

Kenwood Community Certified Farmers MarketSun-noon through Sep 13. Kenwood Plaza Park, 200 Warm Springs Rd, Kenwood, 415.999.5635.

Mill Valley Farmers MarketFri, 9:30am. CVS parking lot, 759 E Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Occidental Bohemian Certified Farmers MarketFri, 4pm. through Oct 30. Occidental Farmer’s Market, 3611 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 707.874.8478.

Petaluma Certified Farmers MarketSat, 2pm. through Nov 21. Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd and D St, Petaluma, 707.762.0344.

Pt Reyes Farmers MarketSat, 9am. through Nov 21. Toby’s Feed Barn, 11250 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.456.0147.

Redwood Empire Farmers MarketSat, 8:30am and Wed, 8:30am. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa.

Rohnert Park Certified Farmers MarketFri, 5pm. through Aug 28. City Center Plaza, 500 City Center Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.581.8282.

Rose RendezvousGold Medal-winning Rose wines are matched with great food and live music by Full Chizel. Aug 1, 2pm. $35. Simi Winery, 16275 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.3686.

Roseland Lions Certified Farmers MarketSat-Sun, 10am. through Nov 1. Roseland Plaza, 665 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 415.215.5599.

Ross Valley Farmers MarketThurs, 3pm. through Oct 1. Downtown Ross Post Office, Ross Commons & Lagunitas, Ross, 415.382.7846.

Russian River Certified Farmers MarketThurs, 3pm. through Sep 24. Sonoma Nesting Company, 16151 Main St, Guerneville, 707.953.1104.

Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers MarketSat, 9am and Wed, 9am. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.522.8629.

Santa Rosa West End Certified Farmers MarketSun, 9am. through Dec 13. West End Farmers Market, 817 Donahue St, Santa Rosa, 707.477.8422.

Sebastopol Certified Farmers MarketSun, 10am. Sebastopol Plaza, Weeks Way, Sebastopol, 707.522.9305.

St. Helena Farmers MarketFri, 7:30am. through Oct 30. Crane Park, Crane Ave and Grayson Ave, St Helena.

Summer Wine AffairPremier event boasts over 30 eclectic Windsor businesses hosting wine tastings and bites. windsorswa.com. Aug 2, 2pm. $45. Old Downtown Windsor, Market St, Windsor.

Sunday San Rafael Farmers MarketSun, 8am. Marin Farmers Market, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Tam Valley Farmers MarketTues, 3pm. through Nov 24. Shoreline Shopping Center, 219 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Thursday San Rafael Farmers MarketThurs, 8am. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers MarketTues, 5:30pm. through Oct 27. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma, 707.694.3611.

Wednesday Night MarketVendors, wine garden, live music and family activities happen every week through the summer. Wed, 5pm. through Aug 19. Downtown Santa Rosa, Fourth and B streets, Santa Rosa.

Whiskey TripGo around the world of

whiskey with flights, tastings and educational offerings. Aug 4, 7pm. Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

Windsor Certified Farmers MarketSun, 10am and Thurs, 5pm. through Aug 27. Windsor Town Green, Market St and McClelland Dr, Windsor, 707.838.5947.

Wines, Vines & CaninesBring your favorite dog and support the Sonoma Humane Society with a relaxed walk through Alexander Valley Vineyards’ historic grounds. Taste delicious estate wines and let your special pups enjoy the scenery. Aug 1, 10am. $25 for two. Alexander Valley Vineyards, 8644 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, 707.433.7209x113.

For KidsFinal Fridays: Young Talent ShowcaseMonthly music and poetry mash-up features talented young performers. Fri, Jul 31, 6pm. Free. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.874.3176.

Kids Cook!Children will meet their local farmers, learn about the growing seasons of California, and become empowered to be healthy eaters. Wed, Aug 5, 3pm. $60-$150. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

LecturesBike Skills Class & Beginner’s RideWorkshops for beginning cyclists and those who want to hone their skills is followed by ride on trails around town. Registration required. Fri-noon. Sebastopol Bike Center, 6731 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2688.

Ceramic Sculpture DemonstrationArtist Charlene Doiron Reinhart gives a glimpse into her working process when she creates her sculptures. Aug 2, 2pm. Free. Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. 707.431.1970.

CityZenEvening of sitting meditation, tea and dharma talk. All are

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welcome. Mon, 7pm. Free. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

Dharma Study & DiscussionThe Rev Ron Kobata leads a Dharma study and discussion class on a variety of Buddhist topics. Jul 30, 7:30pm. Buddhist Temple of Marin, 390 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

The Diebenkorn PagesIn conjunction with the current exhibit, artist and curator Chester Arnold discusses his new sereis of book looking at the work of Richard Diebenkorn. Aug 1, 2pm. $15. Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.939.SVMA.

A World of DifferenceAnti-gender bias workshop for adults takes an interactive approach to develop awareness and skills to promote equality. Limited space. Jul 29, 6pm. $20. Center for Domestic Peace, 734 A St, San Rafael. 415.526.2541.

A Zero-Waste LifeLearn how to live trash-free with “Trash is for Tossers” blogger Lauren Singer, who can fit three years of trash into one 16-oz Mason jar. Jul 30, 6pm. Free. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

ReadingsAqus CafeJul 29, 7pm, Speakeasy, readings by booksellers. Aug 3, 6:30pm, A-Muse-ing Monday, poets Katharine Harer and Maya Khosla are followed by a poetry open mic. 189 H St, Petaluma 707.778.6060.

Book PassageJul 29, 7pm, “Barbarian Days” with William Finnegan. Jul 31, 7pm, “Badlands” with CJ Box. Aug 1, 1pm, “Wisteria From Seed” with Jeremy Cantor. Aug 1, 7pm, “The Stove Junker” with S.K. Kalsi. Aug 2, 4pm, “A Tale of Two Citizens” with Elyce Wakerman. Aug 2, 7pm, “The First Civil Right” with Naomi Murakawa. Aug 3, 7pm, “The Mercy of the Night” with David Corbett. Aug 4, 7pm, “Take My Spouse Please” with Dani Klein Modisett. Aug 5, 7pm, “Brush Back” with Sara Paretsky. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s BooksJul 29, 7pm, “A Master Plan for Rescue” with Janis Cooke Newman, followed by a

reception and book signing at Bob Johnson Art Gallery. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Napa BookmineAug 1, 4pm, “The Man Who Gave Away His Organs” with Richard Michael Levine. Wednesdays, 11am, Read Aloud for the Young’uns!. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

Napa Copperfield’s BooksJul 31, 7pm, “The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey” with Rinker Buck. 3740 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa 707.252.8002.

REI Corte MaderaAug 5, 7pm, “Natural History of the Golden State” with Jeff Hart. 213 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera 415.927.1938.

San Rafael Copperfield’s BooksAug 1, 2pm, “The Gentleman Bat” with Abraham Schroeder. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s BooksJul 31, 7pm, “All Involved” with Ryan Gattis. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s BooksJul 30, 7pm, “Images of Modern America: Sonoma Coast” with Simone Wilson. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

TheaterDon QuixoteMarin Shakespeare Company presents a new adaption of the classic story that features award-winning actor Ron Campbell in his first appearance with MSC. Jul 31-Aug 30. $10-$35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael. 415.499.4488.

Little Shop of HorrorsThe famously delicious and demented musical is brought to life by SRJC Summer Rep. Through Aug 6. $15-$25. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

The Pirates of PenzanceGilbert and Sullivan’s ribald musical comedy is presented by the Ross Valley Players. Through Aug 16. $29-$33. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

South PacificSet in a tropical island paradise,

this beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is presented by SRJC Summer Rep. Through Aug 8. $15-$25. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

The Spy Who Killed MeGet A Clue Productions returns with an interactive murder mystery dinner theater experience. Select Friday and Saturday nights. getaclueproductions.com. Sat, Aug 1, 7pm. $68 (includes meal). Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor.

TartuffeSRJC Summer Rep presents the devilish comedy about the art of deception and the price of misplaced faith. Through Aug 2. $15-$25. Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.

Twelfth NightDirected by David Lear, the delightful comedy is performed under the stars and in the ruins of the Cannery, presented by Vacant Lot Productions and the Arlene Francis Center. Through Aug 15. $5-$25. Shakespeare in the Cannery, 3 West Third St, Santa Rosa.

We Won’t Pay ! We Won’t Pay!Curtain Call Theatre presents the hilarious political farce. Jul 31-Aug 1, 8pm. $15-$20. Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy 116, Monte Rio. 707.849.4873.

West Side StoryThe Jets and Sharks dance it out in this North Bay Stage Company production. Through Aug 2. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Yesterday Again6th Street Playhouse, Lucky Penny Productions and homegrown playwright Dezi Gallegos present the world premiere of the brand-new drama. Through Aug 2. $15-$25. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

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AstrologyARIES (March 21–April 19) “I am very much in love with no one in particular,” says actor Ezra Miller. His statement would make sense coming out of your mouth right about now. So would this one: “I am very much in love with almost everyone I encounter.” Or this one: “I am very much in love with the wind and moon and hills and rain and rivers.” Is this going to be a problem? How will you deal with your overwhelming urge to overflow? Will you break people’s hearts and provoke uproars everywhere you go, or will you rouse delight and bestow blessings? As long as you take yourself lightly, I foresee delight and blessings.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) In her io9.com article on untranslatable words, Esther Inglis-Arkell defines the Chinese term wei-wu-wei as “conscious non-action . . . a deliberate, and principled, decision to do nothing whatsoever, and to do it for a particular reason.” In my astrological opinion, the coming days would be a favorable time to explore and experiment with this approach. I think you will reap wondrous benefits if you slow down and rest in the embrace of a pregnant pause. The mysteries of silence and emptiness will be rich resources.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) “I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road—there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt.” The character named Dmitri Karamazov makes that statement in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov. And now I’m thinking that you might like to claim his attitude as your own. Just for a while, you understand. Not forever. The magic of the side paths and back-alleys may last for no more than a few weeks, and then gradually fade. But in the meantime, the experiences you uncover there could be fun and educational. I do have one question for you, though: What do you think Dmitri meant by “precious metal in the dirt”? Money? Gold? Jewelry? Was he speaking metaphorically? I’m sure you’ll find out.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason,” says comedian Jerry Seinfeld. His implication is that rejecting traditional strategies and conventional wisdom doesn’t always lead to success. As a professional rebel myself, I find it painful to agree even a little bit with that idea. But I do think it’s applicable to your life right now. For the foreseeable future, compulsive nonconformity is likely to yield mediocrity. Putting too much emphasis on being unique rather than on being right might distract you from the truth. My advice: Stick to the road more traveled.

LEO (July 23–August 22) I expect you to be in a state of constant birth for the next three weeks. Awakening and activation will come naturally. Your drive to blossom and create may be irresistible, bordering on unruly. Does that sound overwhelming? I don’t think it will be a problem as long as you cultivate a mood of amazed amusement about it. (P.S.: This upsurge is a healthy response to the dissolution that preceded it.)

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Expiration dates loom. Fond adieus and last laughs and final hurrahs are on tap. Unfinished business is begging you to give it your smartest attention while there’s still time to finish it with elegance and grace. So here’s my advice for you, my on-the-verge friend: Don’t save any of your tricks, ingenuity or enthusiasm for later. This is the later you’ve been saving them for. You are more ready than you realize to try what has always seemed improbable or inconceivable before now. Here’s my promise: If you handle these endings with righteous decisiveness, you will ensure bright beginnings in the weeks after your birthday.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) A company called Evil Supply sells a satirical poster that contains the following quote: “Be the villain you were born to be. Stop waiting for someone to come along and corrupt you. Succumb to the darkness yourself.” The text in the advertisement for this product adds, “Follow your nightmares . . . Plot your own nefarious path.” Although this counsel is slightly funny to me, I’m too moral and upright to recommend it to you—even now, when I think there would be value in you being less nice

and polite and agreeable than you usually are. So I’ll tinker with Evil Supply’s message to create more suitable advice: “For the greater good, follow your naughty bliss. Be a leader with a wild imagination. Nudge everyone out of their numbing routines. Sow benevolent mischief that energizes your team.”

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) “Every time you resist acting on your anger and instead restore yourself to calm, it gets easier,” writes psychologist Laura Markham in Psychology Today. In fact, neurologists claim that by using your willpower in this way, “you’re actually rewiring your brain.” And so the more you practice, the less likely it is that you will be addled by rage in the future. I see the coming weeks as an especially favorable time for you to do this work, Scorpio. Keeping a part of your anger alive is good, of course—sometimes you need its energy to motivate constructive change. But you would benefit from culling the excess.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) Much of the action in the world’s novels takes place inside buildings, according to author Robert Bringhurst. But characters in older Russian literature are an exception, he says. They are always out in the forests, traveling and rambling. In accordance with astrological omens, I suggest that you draw inspiration from the Russians’ example in the coming days. As often and as long as you can, put yourself in locations where the sky is overhead. Nature is the preferred setting, but even urban spots are good. Your luck, wisdom and courage are likely to increase in direct proportion to how much time you spend outdoors.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Has a beloved teacher disappointed you? Are there inspirational figures about whom you feel conflicted because they don’t live up to all of your high standards? Have you become alienated from a person who gave you a blessing but later expressed a flaw you find hard to overlook? Now would be an excellent time to seek healing for rifts like these. Outright forgiveness is one option. You could also work on deepening your appreciation for how complicated and paradoxical everyone is. One more suggestion: Meditate on how your longing for what’s perfect might be an enemy of your ability to benefit from what’s merely good.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) French and Italian readers may have no problem with this horoscope. But Americans, Canadians, Brits and Aussies might be offended, even grossed out. Why? Because my analysis of the astrological omens compels me to conclude that “moist” is a central theme for you right now. And research has shown that many speakers of the English language find the sound of the word “moist” equivalent to hearing fingernails scratching a chalkboard. If you are one of those people, I apologize. But the fact is, you will go astray unless you stay metaphorically moist. You need to cultivate an attitude that is damp but not sodden; dewy but not soggy; sensitive and responsive and lyrical, but not overwrought or weepy or histrionic.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) Which signs of the zodiac are the most expert sleepers? Who best appreciates the healing power of slumber and feels the least shame about taking naps? Which of the 12 astrological tribes are most inclined to study the art of snoozing and use their knowledge to get the highest quality renewal from their time in bed? My usual answer to these questions would be Taurus and Cancer, but I’m hoping you Pisceans will vie for the top spot in the coming weeks. It’s a very favorable time for you to increase your mastery of this supreme form of self-care.

BY ROB BREZSNY

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