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AUTUMN LEAVES Since you went away, the days grow long, and soon I’ll hear old winter’s song. But I miss you most of all, my darling, when autumn leaves start to fall.

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Birds and the Bees

Samantha Larson’s article (“Bluebird Song,” Nov. 23) about encouraging our native Western bluebirds to help combat insect pests

was quite interesting. It is nice to see viticulturalists and academics working together to explore natural solutions to pest control, such as putting up bluebird nesting boxes to encourage resident bug-catchers. However, I’d like to point out that while Western bluebirds are primarily insectivorous, they are not exclusively insect eaters, especially during the winter months when few insects can be found. They greatly enjoy berries of many plants, especially natives such as Berberis nevinii, “Nevin Barberry,” said to be a particular favorite, and elderberry, juniper, toyon, lemonade berry, coffeeberry, Ribes “wild currant,” to name only a few. Not only do these plants provide food for native birds and mammals, their blossoms attract helpful insects such as honey bees, native bees and beneficial wasps and flower flies. Vineyard managers, farmers and homeowners can encourage the symbiotic relationship of insects, birds and plants by growing and protecting native plants.

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Code of SilenceThe recent incidents of police brutality against peaceful protesters highlight a number of things:

Our government’s enthusiasm for protests elsewhere does not extend to our own citizens, no matter how justified the cause.

The police use overwhelming force to intimidate peaceful protesters.

When police are abusive, other officers do not intervene, becoming, in effect,

accessories and accomplices.

Police are not held accountable for criminal actions because they are in uniform.

When police are caught on camera, as they are so often now, they receive mild reprimands rather than the consequences that would apply to anyone else. This must be one reason they continue to abuse people.

Although part of the 99% who are being used by those in power, the police are captured by their role and the code of silence that applies in police departments around the country.

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Scenes From HaitiHelping to repair a devastated country BY SCENERY SAMUNDRA

I walked home along the starlit dirt road as the roosters started to crow and the 5am church sermon began. That is how I knew I had spent all

night at the clinic taking care of the latest wave of cholera patients, this time mostly children. Around 6pm the previous evening, I casually walked into the clinic to check on our 50 or so patients who had mostly recovered from the last outbreak. I was shocked to find the clinic was overwhelmed with what would prove to be the biggest cholera outbreak Haute Limbe, Haiti, has seen yet. I ran home to change into scrubs and fill my pockets with gloves, hand sanitizer, tourniquets, tape and my precious headlamp.

When I returned, I witnessed benches full of skinny, gray, limp children slung over buckets to catch what was gushing out of both ends. The staff was setting up makeshift cots and cutting a hole out of the center to catch the liquid waste pouring out of patients too weak to sit themselves on a bucket. The characteristic smell of rice water hung heavy in the humid, unventilated rooms. Every inch of space was occupied with no room to move.

Haitians, instead of saying “ow” to express pain say, something that sounds like “why” so all throughout the night kids were wailing “why” as we intravenously pumped their little bodies full of fluids. Their family members lovingly sat by their side, bathed them, emptied their buckets, shooed away the malaria and dengue-carrying mosquitoes while singing their loved ones to sleep. In the background, a radio played a mixture of Caribbean music, Céline Dion and Christmas songs to lift everyone’s spirits.

That night, as I stood shivering in the cold shower I had been complaining about earlier during the trip, I held my hand out to grab the precious drops of the wonderful precious substance raining down on me. Dear clean water—I will never take you for granted ever again.

Scenery Samundra is a pre-medical student who recently traveled to Haute Limbe, Haiti to work in Ebenezer Community Clinic.

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1 After 15 years, Incredible Records in Sebastopol to close its doors on Jan. 1.

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Top FiveDept. of Bedford FallsIn our Nov. 16 Holiday Arts guide, we erroneously printed that the Pegasus Theatre Co. was performing It’s a Wonderful Life. Though we are huge fans of the movie (there’s a giant poster of the Bailey family on our office walls right now, no joke), this info, from last year, is incorrect. Pegasus is in fact performing their radio version of Miracle on 34th Street, a fine story in its own right, running Dec. 15-18. Expect live sound effects, piano by Gordon Stubbe and bright tunes from the ’30s and ’40s. Staged at the old Rio Nido Inn, it’s a perfect way to kick off the season (much better than midnight openings and big-box rioting, to be sure).

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STILL WAITING Confidence in the economy is hard to quantify, say Exchange Bank executives, and any reinstatement of the Doyle Scholarship ‘will certainly not be this year.’

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Despite 10 quarters of profit, Exchange Bank still hasn’t reinstated the Doyle Scholarship. What would Frank Doyle do?BY JAY SCHERF

Weakened Trust

had a best hair award, Doyle probably would have claimed that title as well, with his curling faux-hawk.

Doyle’s life was a long list of civic achievements, crowned by the Santa Rosa Junior College scholarship he established in his will. Until its 2009 suspension, the Doyle Scholarship, funded by dividends from Exchange

Bank, was the largest scholarship in the California Community College system by a wide margin. The SRJC recognized Doyle’s contributions by naming its new library in his honor.

However, Doyle’s most famous gift is not operating smoothly in 2011. Though Exchange Bank has posted its 10th consecutive quarter of profit and is on pace to make $12 million in net profit

Meet Frank Doyle. Many Santa Rosans point

to him as the city’s best-remembered resident: the second president of Exchange Bank, the “Father of the Golden Gate Bridge” and the founder of Doyle Park. If Santa Rosa had

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the sole source of funding for the scholarship, remain suspended indefinitely without clear conditions for reinstatement. In the meantime, the Doyle Trust Fund trustees have received sizable compensation, and according to some, may have breached their fiduciary duties; and the SRJC and SRJC Foundation play a passive and uninformed role, despite representing the beneficiaries of a multimillion-dollar fund.

Frank Doyle created the Doyle Trust Fund in his will, giving the fund 50.39 percent of the bank’s stock and the task of distributing dividends to the SRJC for scholarships. Though the prevailing community view sees the Doyle Scholarship as a benevolent gift from Exchange Bank, Bruce DeCrona, the bank’s chief operating officer, writes in an email interview that the Doyle Trust Fund is “a separate legal entity” from Exchange Bank. Javier Rivera, a student adviser in the scholarship department at SRJC, confirms that the Doyle Scholarship is a gift to the community from Doyle, not a gift from Exchange Bank.

Questions of entitlement arise as the bank enters its third year of dividend suspension. When the housing bubble burst in 2008, Exchange Bank suffered huge losses, mostly as a “result of a risky bet on builders in the Sacramento region,” according to a 2008 front-page Press Democrat article. The losses sent Exchange Bank’s stock plummeting. From 2007 to 2009, the Doyle Trust Fund watched its net assets drop from $114 million to $33 million; they’ve grown relatively little since then. In 2008, the bank put dividend payments, the sole source of funding for the scholarship, into indefinite suspension.

Exchange Bank uses three criteria to determine dividend reinstatement: a return to profitability; reduction of nonperforming assets to $52 million; and confidence in the local economy. Exchange Bank has earned around )10

$9 million after tax so far this year. According to DeCrona, the bank’s nonperforming assets stand at $52 million.

The confidence criterion, though, is “hard to quantify” and “nebulous,” says DeCrona, and as such, leaves dividend reinstatement subject to the directors’ discretion. DeCrona cites high local unemployment, struggling local businesses and the possibility of a double-dip recession to indicate the bank is not yet confident, and says that dividend reinstatement “will certainly not be this year.”

In the meantime, SRJC waits submissively.

“We don’t question anything. We don’t know anything about what’s going on,” says Rivera in the SRJC scholarship department.

Indeed, at SRJC, Doyle information is scarce. Doug Roberts, vice president of business services, referred this reporter to the scholarship department for Doyle data. Rivera subsequently referred me to Kris Shear, director of student financial services. Shear then referred me back to Roberts. Neither Shear nor Rivera knew whether or not a trust attorney represents the SRJC. The Bohemian reported in 2009 that this lack of legal representation is “unusual” for a fund of such magnitude.

“I have no idea,” Shear says. Shear has “never thought about” the SRJC’s representation in the trust fund, or if the fund is at all accountable to the SRJC.

“No idea,” Rivera says. To Rivera, it seems like the beneficiaries of the fund should have “more of a say in what’s going on.”

In a follow-up interview, Roberts confirmed that the SRJC remains unrepresented by any trust attorneys. “We have really nothing to do with the trust, except thanking them,” Roberts says.

While the college is relegated to soliciting donations from local businesses for the Bridging the Doyle scholarship—a fraction of the original Doyle—the trustees of the Doyle Trust Fund have fared

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10 better. In 2007, the three trustees received $87,500 each for their reported 12 hours of weekly work, according to the Doyle Trust Fund’s tax report.

Bill Reinking, chief executive officer of Exchange Bank and a Doyle Trustee as of April 2010, writes in an email interview that trustee duties include meeting a minimum of once per month to monitor the bank’s direction and staying current on charitable trust legislation. Doyle’s will also allows trustees to appoint themselves to Exchange Bank’s board of directors to “ensure a conservative management of affairs” of the bank. In addition to Reinking, the current trustees include Jim Ryan and Dan Benedetti.

In 2009, the latest year for which the nonprofit Guidestar posts the Doyle Trust Fund’s tax information, trustee compensation and legal fees alone amounted to $487,649. There were no dividends to distribute to the SRJC that year, yet each trustee still received $45,000 from Exchange Bank for sitting on the bank’s board of directors.

Neither Shear, Rivera nor Roberts were aware of the trustees’ compensation rates.

In comparison, the Trust Fund’s total contributions to the SRJC Foundation the year prior were $1.6 million, and the scholarship amount varied between $1,000 and $1,800 per student each year. The entire Bridging the Doyle scholarship—which Exchange Bank and the Doyle Trust take no part in organizing—has averaged just under $200,000 per year in the last three years, and it’s quickly shrinking.

The terms of Doyle’s trust mandate that the Doyle Trust Fund hold only Exchange Bank stock; without the bank’s dividends, though, the Doyle Trust Fund is left without income. Investment portfolios with only one stock are “high-risk,” says Clark Matthiessen, a financial adviser at Redwood Credit Union. Matthiessen compares single-stock portfolios to putting all of one’s eggs in one basket; diversifying an investment

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portfolio leads to a “smoother ride” and a “more positive investment experience,” he says.

Doyle was not necessarily against temporary suspensions of the scholarship—dividends were suspended during the Great Depression for nearly 10 years. However, diversifying the Doyle Trust Fund is more complicated.

Doyle’s will prohibits the Doyle Trust Fund from selling its stock, which is a controlling interest in Exchange Bank. This was Doyle’s way of assuring that the bank would not be sold.

In a 2009 Bohemian article, trust attorney Kim Marois reiterated that Doyle’s will forbids the sale of Exchange Bank stock, and therefore diversification. In an interview for this article, local trust attorney Charles Stark agreed. On a side note, Marois received $156,207 from the Doyle Trust Fund for legal services the year of her interview, and Stark is an acquaintance of Reinking and attends Exchange Bank social functions.

In contacting legal counsel distant from Exchange Bank, however, the conversation changes.

“What you are describing can well be considered a breach of fiduciary duty,” writes Philadelphia estate attorney Dimitry Alexander Kaplun, in an email interview.

In 2009, the Doyle Trust Fund’s trustee compensation and legal fees alone amounted to $487,649.

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bank’s board of directors may have failed to “ensure a conservative management of affairs” of Exchange Bank (as mandated by Doyle’s will), and their failure contributed to the drop of the Trust Fund’s assets, the affected beneficiaries “may seek a breach claim,” Kaplun says.

As for the terms forbidding diversification, Kaplun says that “such relaxation of clauses is fairly common in charitable trusts” because acceptable administration practices change over time.

The Uniform Prudent Investor Act is an appropriate example. Enacted in the California Probate Code in 1995, it states that “a trustee shall invest and manage trust assets as a prudent investor would” and “the trustee has a duty to diversify the investments of the trust.” Though the UPIA allows the creator of the trust flexibility, the state of California didn’t adopt its guidelines until nearly 50 years after Doyle’s death.

Santa Cruz attorney Tim Morgan confirms that the condition of the Doyle Trust Fund may merit amending the trust document.

Because “the underlying asset has radically lost value,” Morgan “could see a court striking that restriction [against diversification] out of concern for the beneficiaries, who are now being harmed by that restriction,” he writes in an email interview.

Regardless, Exchange Bank’s lack of confidence in the local economy will prevent the Doyle from returning anytime soon if it continues to operate under its current provisions. With every class of SRJC students who transfer or finish certificate programs, the name Doyle fades to letters on a placard, and administrators continue to think wishfully that the scholarship will return the next semester.

The question remains: Why hasn’t the community reacted to the stagnant status of the Doyle Scholarship?

“Because Frank Doyle’s not here,” Rivera says. “He’d be taking care of this in a different manner.”

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“I love feeding people,” says Lydia Kindheart, creator

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The daughter of a U.N. delegate to Africa, Kindheart was affected early in life by the suffering of people who were truly starving. And though her adult life has been spent both as a health-food caterer, restaurateur and wholesale food purveyor, Kindheart is now addressing the suffering of the ostensibly well-fed—those who hunger for contact with other people. So she will be serving up more than food.

On Dec. 3, from 11am to 11pm, Kindheart will open the doors to the Sunflower Center at 1345 N. McDowell Blvd. in Petaluma—a space for healthful eating, sustainable shopping, child’s play, live entertainment and

learning. “The grand opening isn’t till January,” explains Kindheart. “This first one is a soft opening, partly a birthday party, so not everything will be in place yet.”

Certainly the vision is in place. “People need a place to gather, a place that’s beautiful and comfortable and where they feel welcome to be,” explains Kindheart, whose 8,000-square-foot Sunflower Center boasts a restaurant—similar to her present health food restaurant, Lydia’s Kitchen in Fairfax, only larger—and a (future) gluten-free bakery; a retail area featuring eco-products, including organic clothing; a performance stage; and an area where workshops and classes will be offered primarily on a donation basis.

“That way even if a person doesn’t have any money,” explains Kindheart, “they can still learn. I want to invite the elders—they have lots of skills and wisdom to share. Society wants to keep us separate, yet we need each other.”

At the heart of it all is food—organic, vegetarian and raw foods so delicious and, based on my recent “undercover” detective meal in Fairfax, joyfully served that I can’t help concluding Kindheart is sincere in her vision for the Sunflower Center. “I love to prepare good, healthy food,” says Kindheart. “And I really believe that what we eat determines how we feel physically and emotionally. When you get food consciously prepared with knowledge and care, you’re really getting something.”

Kindheart, credited with opening the first raw foods restaurant in California 15 years ago, describes her work as a calling. “It’s a passion, a gift,” say Kindheart. “People need the support of available healthy food. And there are more lonely people on the planet than ever. I want to recreate the village, the tribe. It’s what I want to bring to the world.”

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Taking a BreatherFive years in, Thomas Keller’s experiment in casual dining, Ad Hoc, unbuttons all expectations BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE

of Yountville. The restaurant is outstanding and comfortable, yet decidedly button-down and undeservingly star-free.

The price—$52 for a prix fixe meal, not including wine—doesn’t say casual in many places. But the atmosphere, with adult contemporary hits mixed with oldies on the stereo, blue-collar-dressed servers, an open seating plan and family-style dishes, would make even Bruce

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A stainless-steel saucepan held the next treasure, a hanger steak

Where does world-renowned chef Thomas Keller

go to relax from a hard day at French Laundry? Perhaps just down the street at his equally fantastic casual joint, Ad Hoc.

Five years after its grand opening, Keller’s Ad Hoc is still considered casual dining in the Michelin-star-heavy town

with barley, black kale, cauliflower and bell peppers. We opted for the side of crispy pork belly with a fried egg.

Hanger steak is a wonderful piece of meat that is often destroyed in restaurants. This was not the case at Ad Hoc. Topped with a light mustard sauce, the juicy, rich flavor of beef was laying perfectly on the palate supported by the rest of the dish.

The steak was marinated, grilled briefly, then held in an oven. Our server clarified it was not cooked sous-vide, which would have been an easy mistake for the casual diner to make.

The kale was the other highlight of the dish, rinsed thoroughly and cooked al dente, bursting with natural flavor. It should go without saying that the pork belly was flawless. Topped with a fried egg and cabbage, it would make a perfect breakfast.

The cheese plate on this night wasn’t spectacular, and truth be told, at this restaurant it could be eliminated without being missed much. It brings a touch of snootiness to the otherwise laid-back atmosphere.

But Ad Hoc’s dessert is more than welcome. This night featured an apple crumble with vanilla ice cream, a dish so simple that it’s tough to hide any flaws. It turned out to be the climax of the meal, as dessert should be, and with a Madeira wine evoked a taste of caramel-dipped apple.

Ad Hoc translates from Latin as “for this,” meaning a fix to a specific problem. Indeed, the restaurant’s slogan is “For Temporary Relief of Hunger,” but it may be a permanent solution to the stuffiness of fine dining.

The menu changes nightly, but look for gourmet comfort-food staples like (The Finest) Fried Chicken (You’ve Ever Had) popping up every other Monday, alternating with barbecue Mondays. Thursdays are “steakhouse nights.”

Ad Hoc, 6476 Washington St., Yountville. Open for dinner, Thursday–Monday, and brunch Sunday. 707.944.2487.

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S O N O M A C O U N T YBetty’s Fish & Chips Seafood. $-$$. Cheerful, bustling, totally informal eatery serving authentic Brit fare. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun. 4046 Sonoma Hwy, Santa Rosa. 707.539.0899.

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.

Diavola Italian/Pizza. $$. From the folks of Taverna Santi, with artisan wood-fired pizzas and elaborate antipasti served in a rustic-chic old brick former smokehouse. Lunch and dinner Wed-Mon. 21021 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.814.0111.

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.

The Girl & the Fig Bistro. $$$. Country food with a French passion. Great wine bar, great patio. Lunch and dinner daily. 110 W Spain St, Sonoma. 707.938.3634.

Gohan Japanese. $$-$$$. Superb Japanese favorites with modern twists like green-tea cheesecake and wakame snow-crab caviar salad in a martini glass. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; dinner only, Sun. 1367 McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.789.9296.

Papa’s Taverna Greek. $$. Satisfying food in riverside setting. Sun afternoons, Greek dancing. Lunch and dinner daily. 5688 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.769.8545.

Pazzo Mediterranean-Moroccan. $$-$$$. Dishes

from Spain, France, Italy, Greece or Morocco that are all excellent, like the chicken Marrakech, goosed with Moroccan spices, garlic, onions, tomatoes, eggplant and almonds. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 132 Keller St, Petaluma. 707.763.3333.

The Red Grape Pizza. $-$$. Delectable New Haven-style thin-crust pizzas with fresh ingredients and a dazzling array of toppings. Lunch and dinner daily. 529 First St W, Sonoma. 707.996.4103.

Red Rose Cafe Soul food/Southern. $. Fried chicken, ribs, collard greens and mac ’n’ cheese. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; breakfast and lunch, Sun. 1770 Piner Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.573.9741

Stout Brothers Pub & Restaurant Irish. $$. Atmospheric, if a little faux, but a great ploughman’s lunch. Lunch and dinner daily. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.

Thai OrchidThai. $-$$. Rich Thai food made with crisp, fresh ingredients, reasonably priced. Lunch and dinner daily. 1005 Vine St, Healdsburg. 707.433.0515.

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.

Tres Hombres Mexican. $-$$. Excellent food in Petaluma’s Theater District, and a fun place to hang before or after a flick.Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sat-Sun. 151 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma. 707.773.4500.

Truc Linh Vietnamese. $. Your basic Vietnamse fare,

prepared to perfection. Great for light meals. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat. 810 McClelland Dr, Windsor. 707.838.6746.

Washoe House Roadhouse. $$. Since 1859, serving straightforward roadhouse grub and Italian fare. Canned green beans, buffalo burgers, amazingly satisfying pies. The bar alone is worth a trip. Lunch and dinner daily. Stony Point and Roblar roads, Cotati. 707.795.4544.

Zazu Cal-Euro. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. Dinner, Wed-Sun; brunch, Sun. 3535 Guerneville Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4814.

M A R I N C O U N T YArigatou Japanese Food to Go Japanese. $. Cheap, delicious and ready to go. Lunch and dinner daily. Miracle Mile Plaza, 2046 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.453.8990.

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

Chez Pierre French-Italian-American. $$. A former Denny’s turned Parisian bistro, with surprisingly competent cozy French favorites like escargot and chicken Cordon Bleu. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 7330 Redwood Blvd, Novato. 415.898.4233.

Il Piccolo Caffe Italian. $$. Big, ample portions at this premier spot on Sausalito’s spirited waterfront. Breakfast and lunch daily. 660 Bridgeway, Ste 3, Sausalito. 415.289.1195.

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.

Paradise Bay Californian. $$. For tasty standards and vegetarian items. Also get a

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Piatti Italian. $$-$$$.Rustic, seasonal, Italian food. Kid-friendly. Lunch and dinner daily. 625 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.380.2525.

Sol Food Puerto Rican. $. Flavorful, authentic and home-style at this Puerto Rican eatery, which is as hole-in-the-wall as they come. Lunch and dinner daily. Two San Rafael locations: 732 Fourth St. 415.451.4765. 901 Lincoln Ave. 415.256.8903.

Sushiholic Japanese. $$-$$. A nice addition to the local lineup, with a lengthy and well-crafted repertoire including uncommon dishes like nabeyaki udon, zaru soba, yosenabe and sea bass teriyaki. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Rowland Plaza, 112-C Vintage Way, Novato. 415.898.8500.

N A P A C O U N T YAngèle Restaurant & Bar French. $$$. Thoroughly French, but not aggressively so. Lunch and dinner daily. 540 Main St, Napa. 707.252.8115.

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. 3900-D Bel Aire Plaza, Napa. 707.224.6600.

Bounty Hunter Wine country casual. $$. Wine shop and bistro with maverick moxie for the wine cowboy. Premium bottles for sale, also. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun; open late, Thurs-Sat. 975 First St, Napa. 707.255.0622.

Brannan’s Grill California cuisine. $$-$$$. Creative cuisine in handsome Craftsman setting. Lunch and dinner daily. 1347 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.2233.

C.C. Blue Japanese. $$-$$$. Eat Godzilla maki and hamachi carpaccio in aquarium-chic environs. Hearty portions. Dinner Tues-Sun; late-night dining, Thurs-Sat. 1148 Main St, St Helena. 707.967.9100.

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, Tues-Sat. 1122 Main St, Napa. 707.244.6328.

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

Ubuntu Vegetarian. $$$$.

Some of the most remarkable specimens of high-end vegetables and fruits available on a restaurant plate. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 1140 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5656.

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.

Novato’s TavolaNovato gets

another new restaurant with Tavola Italian Kitchen, now open in the city’s Hamilton Marketplace. The restaurant will focus on modern Italian cuisine sourced from local purveyors with an eye toward sustainable agriculture.

Tavola’s two chefs are Rob Hurd and Ryan Favini. Hurd, who has worked with chefs Daniel Boulud and San Francisco’s Paul Piscopo, was most recently chef de cuisine at BRIX in Napa. Favini was formerly executive chef at AKA Bistro in St. Helena and its second location in Pasadena. Previously, he was sous chef at Ètoile, the restaurant at Domaine Chandon in Yountville when the venue earned one Michelin star in 2009. Paying the bills are owners Anthony and Jon Paul Pirraglia.

The opening menu features chickpea fries with black truffle oil, thin-crust pizza (the cavoletti features Brussels sprouts, béchamel, house-smoked bacon and house-smoked mozzarella), veal cheek ravioli, and braised lamb shank.

Tavola will serve an all-Italian wine list with more than 35 wines available by the glass. For dessert, there are good things like Noci gelato, chocolate sea-salt tart and zeppole, house-made Nutella and strawberry jelly filled Italian-style doughnuts.

Tavola Italian Kitchen, 5800 Nave Drive, Novato. 415.883.6686.—Anna Freeman

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Green Valley ofRussian River Valley

Wild Mushroom and Duck Prosciutto Risotto

2008 Unoaked Chardonnay, Green Valley of

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2009 Estate Pinot Noir,Green Valley of

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Panettone Bread Pudding2006 Russian Cuvée,

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Coffee Service$99 per person, plus tax and gratuity

SONOMA COUNTYAdobe Road Winery Award-winning Cab, Pinot, Zin, Cab Franc, Syrah and Petite Sirah. Their tasting room is located in Petaluma at the Racers Group Porsche race headquarters. 1995 S. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. 707.939.7967.

Alexander Valley Vineyards At family-run Alexander Valley Vineyards, the Wetzels serve as curators of local history, having restored Cyrus’ original adobe and schoolhouse. 8644 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg. Tasting room open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.433.7209.

Camellia Cellars Like owner Chris Lewand, the wine is just so darned approachable and easy-going. Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon are most consistently strong. 57 Front St., Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am–6pm. 888.404.9463.

Dutton Estate Winery Vineyard-designated Pinot, Chard, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc. 8757 Green Valley Road, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11am–5pm. 707.829.9463.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery Spacious, clean and bright, otherwise not much to recommend it–except a stellar lineup of finely crafted, fruit-forward wines. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol. 10am–4:30pm daily. $10 tasting fee. 707.827.3600.

Fetzer Vineyards Even as a corporate giant, Fetzer retains its conscience about the earth, the grapes, the land and its wine. Chardonnay is what Fetzer does especially well. The winery also has a small deli and inn. 13601 Old River Road, Hopland. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 800.846.8637.

Gloria Ferrer Winery (WC) Part of the international Freixenet wine empire, owner Jose Ferrer’s family has been in this business since

the 13th century. Explore the Champagne caves on a guided tour. 23555 Carneros Hwy., Sonoma. Open daily, 10am–5pm. Cave tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. 707.996.7256.

Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs (WC) Paul Draper is one of the top five winemakers nationwide. The wines are fabulous and tend to inspire devotion in drinkers. The tasting room is an environmentally conscious structure. 650 Lytton Springs Road, Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am–4pm. 707.433.7721.

River Road Vineyards Russian River Pinot for $18 at no-nonsense, solid producer. 5220 Ross Road, Sebastopol. By appointment only, Monday–Friday. 707.887.8130.

NAPA COUNTYBeringer Vineyards (WC) This historic winery offers some seven daily tours for nominal fees, most of which end gratefully with a glass and a spin through the underground wine-aging tunnels. Open daily, 10am–6pm (summer hours). 2000 Main St., Napa. 707.963.7115.

Casa Nuestra Winery Endearingly offbeat, with a dedicated staff and a collection of goats and dogs roaming freely. 3451 Silverado Trail N., St. Helena. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.963.5783.

Clos Pegase Winery (WC) Practically an art museum. A 2,800-square-foot “cave theater” plays frequent host to parties and more. Tasting flight of four wines, red and white, $10. 1060 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga. Open daily, 10:30am–5pm. 800.366.8583.

Constant (WC) Boutique winery specializing in the kind of Cabernet that makes the Wine Spectator drool. 2121 Diamond Mountain Road, Napa. By appointment. 707.942.0707.

Eagle & Rose Estate (WC) Tours of this small winery are led either by the winery owner or the winemaker himself. 3000 St. Helena Hwy. N., Napa. By appointment. 707.965.9463.

Fantesca Estate & Winery (WC) Set on land that was the dowry gift when Charles Krug married in 1860, this estate winery specializing in Cab features a wine-aging cave built right into the side of Spring Mountain. 2920 Spring Mountain Road, Napa. By appointment. 707.968.9229.

Folie à Deux A good picnic or party wine, the Ménage à Trois–white, red and rosé–are tasty blends. 3070 N. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 1.800.473.4454.

Freemark Abbey In 1881, Josephine Tychson was the first woman to own and operate a winery in the valley. Enjoy the Cabs. 3022 St. Helena Hwy. N. (at Lodi Lane), St. Helena. Open daily, 10am-5pm. 800.963.9698.

Smith-Madrone Riesling is Smith-Madrone’s main fame claim. Its Riesling has steadily gained fame while Napa Valley Riesling in general has become a rare antique. 4022 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena. By appointment. 707.963.2283.

Taste at Oxbow Discover refreshing white varietals Albariño and Vermentino in stylish setting across from Oxbow Market, then move on to Pinot Noir from Carneros pioneer Mahoney Vineyards; Waterstone Wines, too. 708 First St., Napa. Sunday–Thursday, 11am–7pm; Friday–Saturday, 11am–9pm. Tasting fee $10. 707.265.9600.

Trefethen Winery Some critics claim Trefethen’s heyday was in the ’60s, but the winery proves them wrong with dependable, delicious wines. Trefethen is one of the oldest wineries in Napa. 1160 Oak Knoll Ave., Napa. Open daily, 11:30am–4:30pm. 707.255.7700.

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

Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

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Two Amigos Wines

I f the man behind the bar looks vaguely familiar, it isn’t because you saw

him here. It’s Squire Fridell’s first day on the job at the tasting room, which opened in November in an alleyway across from Sonoma Plaza; up till now, he was busy winding down the crush at his Glen Ellen winery. Neither would you recognize him from the promotional videos for Two Amigos, in which Fridell and friend of 50 years Bob Briner appear in a series of goofy skits disguised in plastic noses and Groucho glasses. It’s because you’ve seen the upbeat television actor smiling from the screen on thousands of other occasions; he may have even sold you on a Happy Meal.

Although Fridell did serve a stint from 1984 to 1991 as the official Ronald McDonald clown in TV commercials, it’s Suzy McDermaid Fridell’s heritage that inspires plaid-themed GlenLyon Vineyards, which the couple founded after settling in Glen Ellen in the 1980s. The limited estate-grown Syrah sold out fast, so Fridell teamed up with his former college roommate to create an accessible but small, fun brand. “I underwrote all our beer drinking in college, and he still owes me!” Briner quips.

There’s something about the Sonoma Valley that makes winemakers want to clown around, wearing barrels, and the Amigos comport themselves proudly in that tradition. They don’t farm out much of their labor—Fridell is the cellar master, and friends and family are recruited for harvest operations—and they make sure to keep it personal with wine club members. “We don’t do e-commerce,” says Briner. “You call up Guido”—his Amigos code name—“I say, ‘What do you want?’ And then, ‘OK,’ and let’s go!”

The Italian-themed 2009 Vito’s Vino Bianco ($20) is actually 100 percent Roussanne, with all the honeyed nose and oily, rich pear flavor of that French varietal. Aiming for a facsimile of Chianti Classico—an elusive goal for California winemakers—the Amigos sourced Sangiovese from Santa Barbara County for the 2009 Guido’s Vino Rosso ($26); with bright vanilla and red cherry aromas, and an efficient finish of rubbery tannin, this fun table wine hits the spot.

GlenLyon “Squire’s Toast” 2010 Cabernet-Syrah blend ($46) is a little youthful, but should win over big-wine fans with chicory, allspice and burnt toast, plum jam and a big dollop of tongue-drying tannin and black fruit. “Squire’s Toast” is capped with a red-and-yellow striped capsule, while the label depicts Fridell as a clown in big red shoes who looks . . . only vaguely familiar.

Two Amigos Wines, 25 E. Napa St., Sonoma. Open daily, 11am to 6pm. 707.799.7946.—James Knight

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UNSCENIC CORRIDOR Trees are cut down by winemaker Paul Hobbs to plant Pinot Noir along Gravenstein Highway in Sebastopol.

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This past Oct. 11, in a rare instance of a local politician speaking out

publicly against a member of the North Bay’s influential winemaking community, Sonoma County supervisor Efren Carrillo lambasted winemaker Paul Hobbs for uprooting hundreds of trees in Sebastopol and adding one more open wound to

a Russian River watershed already impacted by erosion and sediment.

Carrillo called Hobbs “one bad apple,” and noted that the globally renowned maker of high-end wines hadn’t bothered to acquire a permit to remove the trees, part of the old Davis Christmas Tree farm, which Hobbs is planning to buy and convert to vines. It was one of three instances this year in which Hobbs has cut down trees to the dismay of onlookers; he leveled 10 acres in Pocket Canyon just east of Guerneville, and eight acres of redwood trees along Highway 116 on land acquired in a court

settlement from his neighbor John Jenkel.

“Paul Hobbs has shown a blatant disregard for Sonoma County, its resources, his fellow vintners and community sentiment,” Carrillo declared in his editorial, printed in the Sonoma County Gazette.

But local environmentalists feel Carrillo’s outburst needs to be echoed a hundred times over. To Jim Doerksen, who has lived in the Mayacamas Mountains for 44 years and has watched local streams sucked dry as wineries near his property have been built, Carrillo’s words on Hobbs only amplify the silence that nearly all officials have kept toward the local

wine industry through years of alleged environmental abuse.

“Efren said Hobbs is ‘one bad apple,’” Doerksen says, “but all we have are bad apples.”

Doerksen points straight to his neighbors, whom he charges with illegally cutting down about 60 acres of conifers to plant vineyards. This activity, along with overuse of the area’s groundwater, has virtually destroyed Mark West Creek, a story covered in January in the Bohemian.

“These guys at Pride and Cornell [vineyards] are doing way worse things than Hobbs, but no one can see what they’re doing because they’re way up here in the

Fall of the Redwood EmpireFall of the Redwood EmpireFall of the Redwood Empire

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Note: This is the fifth and final installment in a series of the wine industry’s impacts on the environment.

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“Hobbs was right on Highway 116. Everyone saw the trees coming down. Efren had to say something.”

Carrillo tells the Bohemian that Hobbs’ plain defiance of the law mandated an objection. “My reaction was just my response to anyone not following policies that we have in place,” Carrillo says.

But are those policies strong enough?

C arrillo says he recognizes that other winery and vineyard projects currently

being considered by the county for approval have created strife. He cites the proposal by Wall Street banker Henry Cornell to build a new winery among his existing vines in the hills northwest of Santa Rosa, a proposal, Carrillo assures, that is being considered via a publicly driven, unbiased and transparent process.

“We have a process in place whereby these decisions are made,” Carrillo says. “We have to ensure transparency and the opportunity for people to participate.”

But local environmentalists say the process simply isn’t working and that county lenience toward the wine industry has resulted in irreparable damage to the environment. Stands of trees have been illegally removed. Hillsides have collapsed under vineyards, devastating streams downslope. Groundwater reserves have vanished. Rivers have run dry, and thriving salmon populations in the Russian River and its tributaries have largely disappeared.

Cornell alone seems to have played a role in all of the above at various times during his 13 years of local land ownership, but in spite of numerous complaints issued by neighbors, officials have allowed his proposed winery project to advance steadily forward.

Elsewhere in Sonoma County, two very large forest-to-vineyard conversion projects will advance toward the desks of officials in the coming months: the Artesa Vineyards project, about five miles from the coast near Annapolis; and the Preservation Ranch project, a proposed development near

Annapolis on 20,000 acres.The Artesa project was first

introduced in 2001 by a Spanish wine corporation called Codorníu, and poses to replace 171 acres of Sonoma County’s redwood trees with vineyards. The project only needs a state permit before the trees may be felled. This would make it the largest conversion in county history of timber to agriculture.

But the Preservation Ranch project, if approved, would clear 1,769 acres of second-growth redwood trees in the upper reaches of the Gualala River drainage while planting approximately 1,100 acres of vineyards. Almost 15,000 additional acres of land would be reserved for use by timber interests, while just shy of 3,000 acres would be protected as wildlife preserve and parkland, according to land-use and environmental lawyer Eric Koenigshofer, who is employed by the project.

The county’s Permit and Resource Management Department has been working with the Napa vineyard development company Premier Pacific Vineyards on producing a draft environmental impact report. This document will cost about $1.5 million and is said to be ready by early 2012. After public hearings and testimony, the board of supervisors will determine whether or not to grant a timber conversion permit; the state’s Cal Fire office would also need to grant a permit based on its own review of the report.

Though officials with the state retirement fund CalPERS severed investment ties with Premier Pacific Vineyards in October, the fund, which owns the land, appears to be moving forward with plans, recently making a $400,000 payment toward the EIR.

Conversion of forestland to vineyards is tremendously destructive, according to Chris Poehlmann, director of Friends of the Gualala River. The activity, he explains, is far more impactful to a forest than clear-cutting; planting a vineyard requires permanently or indefinitely eliminating the forest as well as the soil, precluding any foreseeable

opportunity for second-growth trees. The ecosystem from the treetops to the roots is annihilated as the stumps are bulldozed and the remaining forest detritus and topsoil scraped away, flattening the earth’s surface and readying it for vines.

“The forest is like a living sponge that slowly drains water collected during the winter into the streams and keeps fish alive,” Poehlmann says. “When you scalp these mountainsides and turn the mountain into a bald bowling ball, that effect is gone, and you have nothing but a biological desert.” Without the stabilizing effect of tree roots, rain water gushes down such uprooted slopes like rapids down a waterslide, and erosion can be severe.

But Koenigshofer says that careful management at Preservation Ranch will amount to an overall benefit to the local ecosystem. Of the 300 miles of roads already extant on the Preservation Ranch site, the project proposes to put only 100 miles of them into use while reverting the other 200 miles into woodland, he says. Along the roads designated for use, the antiquated systems of ditches and culverts, which can exacerbate erosion, will be eliminated. The vineyards, he says, will be planted well within the slope-steepness limits defined by county grading laws.

“We believe this project is actually going to reduce the net erosion entering the Gualala River,” Koenigshofer says.

Even with the EIR underway, environmentalists have their doubts. Jane Nielson, cofounder

of the Sonoma County Water Coalition, doesn’t believe that any stack of tedious paperwork can negate the reality of such a project’s tremendous implications in the heart of the Gualala River watershed. “It is hard to see how a valid EIR could possibly demonstrate that this project has few or no significant impacts,” she writes in an email to the Bohemian.

Koenigshofer says the timber harvest plan on the allotted 15,000 acres will allow no clear-cutting. Selective tree cutting will be set well back from streams, he says, and irrigation will be sourced from reservoirs built onsite and filled with captured rainwater.

While Preservation Ranch is 43 times bigger than the county’s largest-ever permitted timberland conversion on record—a 41-acre plot owned by Kendall-Jackson, approved for cutting in 1997—“it’s also the largest privately funded land preservation project that has ever been put in place here,” Koenigshofer says.

R ay and Laura Waldbaum live in the mountains above Mark West

Creek. Ray Waldbaum is a retired licensed geologist and calls himself “a reformed bureaucrat,” having once worked as such for the county of Los Angeles. Here, Waldbaum says, he interacted with roughly 100 public agencies and reviewed thousands of proposed land-use projects.

“And I have never seen anything like what goes on in Sonoma County,” he says. “From the board of supervisors down, county employees are nothing but advocates for the alcohol and hospitality industries. Their job is to see these projects approved.”

He and his wife have spoken publicly against Cornell Summit Vineyards’ proposed winery. The Waldbaums say that the project’s managers, with the county’s consent, have not conducted mandatory procedures to test for groundwater availability.

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‘I have never seen anything like what goes on in Sonoma County.’

act of dividing large projects into a collection of less-imposing smaller ones and, by individually nudging these bits and pieces through the review process, effectively pushing through the entire package. The Cornell winery, Laura Waldbaum says, is a prime example. First, Cornell ventured in some illegal logging, acquiring a permit later in time. Then he got the go-ahead for a vineyard. Now, he is pushing through his winery. Meanwhile, he has bought up several surrounding properties which Waldbaum believes will eventually be turned into vineyards.

“We just can’t afford to give away any more water,” she says. “There’s none left.”

T he outlook for forest conservationists could be improving in Sonoma County.

The timber conversion ordinance of 2006 appears to have had an effect in slowing the crawl of vines into the county’s wooded hill country. From 1979 to 2006, 25 conversions of timberland to agriculture occurred, amounting to 21 acres per year. Thirteen of those projects occurred in the grape-crazy years from 2001 to 2006, but all legal timbering activity abruptly stopped with the new ordinance in place. No officials

could estimate for the Bohemian how common illegal timber removal is in Sonoma County.

Preservation Ranch is advancing along the lines of the law, but the fact that its size amounts to three times the area of all Sonoma County timberland ever converted into agriculture—573 acres—strikes dread in conservationists.

But even if 1,700 acres of stumped and uprooted redwoods appear in the watershed of the Gualala River, Supervisor Carrillo maintains that fairness and public input drive the management of county land. That some have alleged county favoritism toward the wine industry “definitely is a matter of opinion,” Carrillo says, and he takes “very seriously” his job of assuring that the law is followed.

“Our county thrives through agriculture,” he points out, “and how we look at land use balanced with long-term sustainability is important to this county, and to this board [of supervisors].”

Meanwhile, the Preservation Ranch project moves forward, and Carrillo promises that residents of Sonoma County can steer the course. “Once the draft EIR is completed,” he says, “then the public can engage.”

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HILLTOP Evans Ridge Vineyard, part of Preservation Ranch, is shown in development stages in this 2007 photo.

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water for the winery,” Laura Waldbaum says.

Dave Hardy, supervising planner with the Permit and Resource Management Department, says the county agreed to skip the water availability tests after Cornell promised to permanently withhold 15 acres of his land from being planted in vines. Cornell also proposed a mitigated negative declaration, an action often required by the county instead of a more costly and time-consuming environmental impact report. A mitigated negative declaration is meant to offset part of a project’s environmental footprint, which, in Cornell’s case, is the expected use of groundwater.

Cornell’s proposed mitigation is to take offline a large neighboring house which he purchased several years ago. The thing is, according to Doerksen and other neighbors, the house has served only as a barn and storage shed for years with little or no use of the area’s water. Only after proposing to take the house offline to save water did Cornell bring tenants into the house to begin using water. Now, when Cornell removes the tenants, it will appear that water is being saved.

That the house was offline when the mitigation was concocted is irrelevant, according to Hardy. “The house could have been online with a simple use permit,” he explains, echoing the consensus of county staff in 2009.

And so Cornell’s mitigation scheme mitigates nothing in the eyes of critics—and his winery, if approved, will only suck more water from the thirsty streambed of Mark West Creek. The stream was in dire straits when the Bohemian last reported on the matter in January, and according to Laura Waldbaum, it’s gotten worse. In June, she says, Mark West’s North Fork went dry in spite of tremendous spring rains. Later in the summer, on Aug. 26, she accompanied Department of Fish and Game biologists on a fish rescue mission in which several dozen stranded steelhead smolts were bucket-lifted away to running waters.

Laura Waldbaum can’t get over the irony of it. “We’re using taxpayer money to restore this stream,” she says, “and at the same time the county is illegally giving away all its water to these wineries.”

S ome environmentalists say that legal lenience toward the Sonoma County wine

industry can be traced back to the 1970s, when the threat of suburban sprawl spilling off the Highway 101 corridor was staunched by amendments to county code that gave agricultural lands legal precedence in the fight to survive. Today, that agricultural land has become mostly vineyard land.

“In the old days, farming meant growing food or fiber, things to be eaten or things to be turned into clothing,” observes Stephen Fuller-Rowell, a cofounder of the Sonoma County Water Coalition. “Now, a main product of farming here is alcohol.”

Fuller-Rowell expects that global warming will begin driving grape growers into increasingly higher elevations as they chase the cool climes favored by Pinot Noir, a trend already at work in Oregon. In Sonoma County, this could mean increased pressure on hillside and ridge-top regions lacking in water and susceptible to erosion, and lax county laws could facilitate this uphill migration, Fuller-Rowell warns. He and his colleague Jane Nielson say that legal loopholes that once benefited the entire community by preserving farmland now may serve as red carpeting for the wine industry alone, which gets to bypass a number of regulatory speed bumps that apply to other forms of land development.

Fines against lawbreakers, too, may not be stiff enough, Nielson says, allowing winemakers to simply absorb the hit, “calculate their benefits into the fines they’ll be paying,” and proceed as planned.

But “piece-mealing” could be the law’s most problematic loophole. This term describes the

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BaggageEmotional baggage is by far the hardest to pack up and get rid of. In Rebecca Bloom’s novel, Eat, Drink and Be Married, college girlfriends Kate, Nina and Zoe travel from opposite coasts to join their former roommate, Hannah, for her lavish Lake Tahoe wedding. Each woman is coerced into coming to terms with past mistakes before considering taking the plunge into matrimony. Bloom shares chick lit at its fi nest on Thursday, Dec. 1, at Showroom. 30 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 5pm. Free. 415.381.8801.

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Death to PunkIf punk rock was supposed to have died years ago, someone should probably check the pulse of Fang frontman Sam McBride. More than 30 years since the band’s beginnings and just over 20 since McBride was sent to prison in an infamous Bay Area episode, Fang are back in action. They play this week at Santa Rosa’s newest venue, the Transient Lounge, a space open to the public for ideas, art, swap meets and more. Share the love, and a little rage, on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Transient Lounge. 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa. 8pm. $8. 707.583.9080.

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Satin DollMusic just isn’t what it used to be. What was once an industry for the artistically inclined has morphed into an enterprise primarily for making money. Lifelong San Francisco–area resident Deborah Winters keeps music’s original intention alive, exploring jazz from the 1940s and onward. With infl uences like Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, Winters reexamines the history of jazz on her latest album, Lovers

After All. She sings on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 142 Throckmorton Theatre. 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 8pm. $26–$35. 415.383.9600.

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The Real DealThe typical devoid-of-talent high school Battle of the Bands rarely ever seems palatable. But the Napa Valley Opera House’s version of this often-loathed tradition truly does feature the Napa Valley’s best bands; past winners have been played on Live 105, whose Aaron Axelsen is a judge at this year’s event. (We hear the Bohemian’s Gabe Meline sits behind the panel this year, too.) After this year’s semifi nals, see who takes the grand prize on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main St., Napa. 7pm. $10. 707.226.7372.

R O H N E R T P A R K

Burton of DanceThe allure of dark comedy and quirky, misunderstood characters are staples found throughout the career of legendary fi lmmaker Tim Burton. Classical & Contemporary Dance with Tamara Grose takes on the daunting task of translating The Nightmare Before Christmas into a dance routine as captivating as the fi lm. The dance group channels favorites Jack Skellington, Sally and Sandy Claws on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and Thursday, Dec.1, at the Spreckels Center. 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 7pm. $15–$20. 707.588.3434.

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IMAGINARIUM After six years of mobile events, the Children’s Museum finally has plans for a permanent spot.

Explore and PlaySoCo Children’s Museum plans new expanded location BY ANNA FREEMAN

Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito with her sons, Michaud was surprised to learn there was nothing comparable in Sonoma County. Inspired by the museums of her childhood, and with the help of local leaders and community businesses, she founded the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County (CMOSC).

The CMOSC operates a popular traveling van called Museum-on-the-Go that appears at community events around Sonoma County. But the museum entered a growth phase late last year by leasing a site next to the Charles M. Schulz

Museum in Santa Rosa. Expected to serve 50,000 visitors by the end of 2014, the 5,400-square-foot building on 4.2 acres of property will provide indoor and outdoor museum features.

“The exhibits and experiences that are offered at a Museum-on-the-Go event support whole-body learning through play—generating electricity with your own body, discovering the power of magnetism, investigating polymers, making art paper from old newspaper and creating sculptures with cornstarch packing peanuts while learning

Collette Michaud, founder and CEO of the Children’s Museum of

Sonoma County, believes low-tech learning is on the rise.

“I believe in the importance of ‘real-time’ interactive hands-on learning versus simulated interactivity,” she says. “Kids nowadays get plenty of exposure to computers and technology. What seems harder is getting them to spend time outside just getting their hands dirty in the mud.”

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about decomposition,” says Theresa Giacomino, director of programs and education. Of the new location, Giacomino adds that “having a permanent site will allow visitors a safe and happy place to explore through play.”

Mary’s Garden, an outdoor play area and garden, will educate children on how to be good environmental stewards. The Toddler Gallery, for children under three, will offer an environment that encourages exploration and stimulation of all five senses. The Science Gallery will focus on hands-on discovery, and Ella’s Art Room will inspire creativity through artistic exploration.

Museum founder Michaud worked as a designer and artist of educational computer games for 20 years. In 2001, Michaud left the software industry to raise her two sons, Russell and Ian, with her husband, Steve Purcell, a writer-director at Pixar Studios.

After six years of operating the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, Michaud is thrilled at the prospect of a permanent home near the Schulz Museum.

“While there are many cultural and educational opportunities in our community, a year-round affordable venue that is developmentally geared toward the cultural enrichment needs of all children under the age of 10 does not exist yet in Sonoma County,” says Michaud. “My hope is that the Children’s Museum will help better prepare children for learning and give them confidence to become strong, independent, creative and productive adult citizens.”

Join the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County at the Kids Holiday Fun Faire at Whole Foods in Petaluma on Dec. 14. For more, see www.csomc.org or call 707.546.4069.

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Elf StarterDavid Yen reprises role in enduring ‘Santaland’ BY DAVID TEMPLETON

“I just rehearsed the show a few days ago—with

the alcohol!” says actor David Yen. The Rohnert Park actor is just days away from opening a three-week run of his popular stage adaptation of David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries. Adapted by Joe Mantello, the wickedly funny one-man show describes Sedaris’ nightmarish stint as an elf at Macy’s legendary Santaland.

As performed by Yen and directed by Argo Thompson, the story is set in a living room, with Yen relating the outrageous story as he mixes an increasingly

WRECK THE HALLS Though there’s a nasty edge to it, ‘Santaland’ conveys a positive message, says David Yen, above.

complex series of seasonal drinks to warm lucky theatergoers’ bloodstreams. “There’s a lot of complicated business involved in mixing some of those drinks,” Yen laughs, “and I have to do it while keeping my place in the story!”

This will be the fourth consecutive year that Yen and Thompson have joined forces to present Santaland, and the second time back at Spreckels Performing Arts Center, where the show performed to sell-out audiences in the winter of 2009. According to Yen, there are fans of the show who follow it from location to location, considering it a family tradition to catch Yen’s version of Santaland wherever it is staged.

That said, the show is decidedly PG-13. “It’s a good alternative to all of the same old holiday stuff. It’s fun, it’s quirky, it has a kind of nasty edge in places, but it also has a positive message. This crazy story, about a poor actor stuck playing an elf—it just has a way of getting us laughing at the things we all hate about Christmas.”

Wait. There are things to hate about Christmas?

“Of course there are,” Yen grins. “I mean, I love The Nutcracker, and I’m a Dickens freak—but how many times can we see the same stories over and over?”

Asked what that says about the folks who look forward to Santaland every year, Yen laughs again. “Well, we’re talking about the difference between 150 years and four years!”

Of course, the big draw, Yen believes, is the underlying message of the play: “I think every good Christmas story is about discovering that, underneath our callousness and bitterness, somewhere there’s a tiny flicker of hope and joy, a desire to care for other people.

“After all,” he says, “that is what this season is about. More or less.”

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Seasonal ScreensA look at holiday cinema BY RICHARD

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The holidays are the time of year when we want to see

things brought to extremes onscreen; by contrast, summer movies are just diversions from longer days. Winter is for frosty cataclysm, old wars and unheard-of tragedy.

There’s only one film that evokes that kind of perfect danger unique to winter—‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ (Dec. 9). Gary Oldman is the latest to play smaller-than-life British MI6 inquisitor George Smiley. A hamster in a world of moles, Smiley tries to find who perforated the security of “the Circus,” the British intelligence service of the 1970s. Tom Hardy, Ciaran Hinds and Colin Firth are among the suspects, and the film is brilliantly done.

GUY SMILEY Gary Olman plays an inquisitor in ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.’

‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ (Dec. 16) may disappoint. This time, out of the darkness comes Moriarity (Jared Harris). The film must work somehow—Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is like Shakespeare, he looks out for himself. And even director Guy Ritchie can’t stale Holmes—can he?

‘The Adventures of Tintin’ (Dec. 21) uses motion-capture animation in the story of Hergé’s famed comic-book boy reporter as he seeks the lost treasure of a ship called the Unicorn, with the help of seafarer Capt. Haddock (voiced by Andy Serkis). Jamie Bell voices the detective, and Daniel Craig is Ivanovitch Sakharine.

‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ (Dec. 21) has as its director Brad Bird, the Pixar ace behind The Incredibles. Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and the rest of the Impossible Mission Force are officially disavowed after the Kremlin is bombed.

David Fincher directs the remake of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ (Dec. 21), and he’s certain to overlay his own brand of kink onto a story that was grisly enough back when it was subtitled. This time, Rooney Mara plays the hard-bitten punkette hacker in uneasy alliance with Daniel Craig’s journalist.

‘War Horse’ (Dec. 25), by Stephen Spielberg, is likely more kid-safe, a live-action film based on a West End stage success originally done with puppets and choreography. The film relates the saga of a pony sent to the trenches in World War I, as his master (Jeremy Irvine) tries to get him back.

‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ (Dec. 25) is based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Brooklyn Book of Wonder”—the novel was a literary way of trying to make lemonade out a very large lemon named “Sept. 11.” A little boy (Thomas Horn) tries to find out what his father (Tom Hanks) was doing on that particularly bad day. Sandra Bullock plays the mom. In the end, suggest the trailers, everything turns out fine, and springtime returns.

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Live entertainment and prizes

Appearances by Santa

Food for purchase provided by “Bruno’s on Fourth”

Ride “Rosie the Trolley” for FREE to the Luther Burbank Home & Garden Open House and to our newly restored historic

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The 37th annual

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jewelry glass art ceramics wreaths paintings wood work and more .. .

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Don’t miss Ralphie’s quest for “the best Christmas present EVER!”

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NEW MOVIES

Anonymous (PG-13; 130 min.) Rhys Ifans plays Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, literary prodigy and paramour of Queen Elizabeth, who watches the authorship of his plays handed to some upstart named Shakespeare as punishment for a failed rebellion. Vanessa Redgrave plays Elizabeth. (GB)

Hugo (PG; 127 min.) Hugo, a young boy sent to live with his uncle who maintains the clocks at a railway station, searches for the missing part, the key to the heart, of the automaton his clockmaker father had found before his death. Directed by Martin Scorsese in an adaptation of Brian Selznick’s novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. (GB)

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Arthur Christmas (PG; 97 min.) Santa’s second son, Arthur, comes to the rescue when the Claus crew neglect to deliver a gift in this animated film from producers of Wallace & Gromit series. With the voices of Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie. (GB)

The Descendants (R; 115 min.) Matt King (George Clooney) is forced to reconnect with his kids after his wife suffers a boating accident in Hawaii. With Jody Greer, Matthew Lillard and Beau Bridges. (GB)

Happy Feet Two (PG; 117 min.) Elijah Wood, Pink, Robin Williams et al. provide the voices for Mumble and his family in the further adventures of . . . (GB)

Immortals (PG-13; 98 min.) From the dingalings who brought you 300 comes the CG-enchanced story of Theseus leading the war against the titans. (GB)

J. Edgar (R; 137 min.) Clint Eastwood’s biopic takes on a half-century of history, but is mostly staged in a few rooms. Leonardo DiCaprio plays J. Edgar Hoover, founder of the FBI. It’s a catastrophically recessive part. Protected from the world by his mother (Judi Dench) and his secretary (Naomi Watts), Hoover emerges for lunches, dinners and the racetrack with longtime companion Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). Scriptwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) underscores the urban legend of Hoover’s gayness and transvestitism. At their worst, Eastwood’s films are a series of incidents with little connection; J. Edgar is a colossal bore. (RvB)

Jack and Jill (PG; 91 min.) Riding the wave of Thanksgiving holiday movies is Adam Sandler

vehicle Jack and Jill, with Sandler playing both roles of staid executive brother and irritating passive-aggressive sister. Co-stars Katie Holmes, Al Pacino and Dana Carvey. (GB)

Like Crazy (PG-13; 89 min.) Dram-rom-com about a British student and her American classmate whose romance turns to the long-distance type after she violates her visa. (GB)

Margin Call (R; 109 min.) First drama-thriller about the causes of the current recession stars Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany and Jeremy Irons as analysts at an investment firm on the cusp of the ’08 financial meltdown. (GB)

The Muppets (PG; 120 min.) The first Muppet movie in 12 years co-stars Amy Adams and Jason Segal (who also wrote the script), who must rally the Muppet gang to save Muppet Theater from the evil oil magnate (Chris Cooper). (GB)

My Week with Marilyn (R; 106 min.) An assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956 recounts his week spent with the bombshell while her husband Arthur Miller is out of town. Stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn. (GB)

Puss in Boots (PG; 90 min.) Puss in Boots (based on the Shrek character) goes wrong where prequels usually do, by changing the nature of the characters we love in the name of fleshing them out. Naturally, though, there are sweet lines (“Fear me if you dare,” Puss threatens) and some lovely sequences, such as the characters’ romp in the clouds outside the giant’s castle at the nether end of the beanstalk. But the plot is convoluted and doesn’t seem about something, the way a fairy tale has to be—it doesn’t have any resonance. Features the voices of Anotonio Banderas (as Puss), Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton. (RvB)

Tower Heist (PG-13; 103 min.) Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy star in a comedy about a band of N.Y.C. apartment dwellers who avenge the Ponzi schemer (Alan Alda) who made off with their pensions. With a slew of co-stars: Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena, Casey Affleck and the very funny Tea Leoni. (GB)

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (PG-13; 115 min.) The first part of the adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s final book in her hugely popular Twilight series brings the gang back for Christmas. The second part is due November 2012. (GB)

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (R; 90 min.) Yet another low-comedy franchise swiping the title from the late-’80s Brady Bunch reunion film. (GB)

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Chiara String QuartetIncluding Jefferson Friedman’s String Quartet no. 2, Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major, K. 387 and Debussy’s String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10. Dec 2 at 8. $12-$20. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.

FangThirty-year punk-rock vets play with Attitude Adjustment, Resilience, Slandyr, Snag and Puke N Rally. Dec 3 at 8. $8. Transient Lounge, 400 Todd Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.583.9080.

Gay Men’s ChorusSan Francisco choir present holiday concert benefiting Face to Face, the Sonoma County AIDS Network. Dec 3 at 7:30. $25-$30. Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.544.1581.

Gift of GabFormerly one-half of underground hip-hop duo Blackalicious. Dec 3 at 9. $15. Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Hip-Hop Holiday PartyCFO Recordings presents Work.Play, Distant Relatives, Shaya, Jason the Argonaut and Brycon. Dec 2 at 9. $5. Aubergine, 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.827.3460.

Kronos QuartetWorld-famous string quartet comes to Santa Rosa. Dec 2 at 8. $10-$30. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.874.1124.

Manzarek-Rogers BandRay Manzarek of the Doors and slide guitarist Roy Rogers join forces, with Gentry Bronson Band opening. Nov 2 at 8. $29-$31. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Richard ThompsonLauren Shera opens for British guitar vet. Dec 6-7 at 8. $31. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

MARIN COUNTY

Rwanda Children’s ChoirTwenty-four young Rwandans

tour the county to say thank you to the organizations that have helped feed, clothe and provide medical care for them. Various Marin and Sonoma County performances through Dec 2. Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.948.8357.

Deborah WintersJazz vocalist celebrates release of “Lovers After All.” Dec 3 at 8. $26-$35. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

NAPA COUNTY

Grand Night for SingersFirst Sat of the month at 7, vocalists from around Northern California and beyond take turns onstage. Piano accompaniment by host Richard Evans. $15. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.

Keb’ Mo’Grammy-winning singer/songwriter plays collection of Holiday hits. Nov 30 at 8. $52-$63. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Clubs & Venues

SONOMA COUNTY

Aqus CafeEvery Sunday, Sunday Jazz. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

AubergineWed at 7, open mic. Dec 2, Hip-Hop Holiday Party featuring Work.Play, Distant Relatives and others (see Concerts). Last Sunday of the month, Irish Seisun with Riggy Rackin. First Sun, Fresh (LGBT night). Tues at 7, ladies’ limelight open mic with Tawnie. 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2722.

Chrome LotusFirst Fri monthly, Funkadelic Fri with DJ Lazyboy & DJ Sykwidit. 501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. www.chromelotussr.com.

Coffee CatzThurs, Science Buzz Cafe (see Lectures). Sat at 2, bluegrass jam. Mon at 6, open mic.

6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

First EditionSun, Carl & Paul Green. 1820 E Washington Ave, Petaluma. 707.775.3200.

Flamingo LoungeWed and Thurs, karaoke. Fri and Sat, live music. Dec 2-3, Valley Rhythm Section. Sun, salsa with lessons. Tues, swing night with lessons. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Friar Tuck’sWed & Sat, karaoke. Fri, DJ Mike. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.792.9847.

Gaia’s GardenNov 30, Girls and Boys. Dec 1, Hand Me Down. Dec 2, Spark and Whisper. Dec 3, Maury Manseau and Cheri Bounaguidi. Every Tues, Jim Adams (jazz guitar). 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.

Glaser CenterDec 2, Kronos Quartet (see Concerts). 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

Hopmonk TavernDec 1, Juke Joint with Plm Tour, Gramatik, Michael Menert and Supervision. Dec 2, Moonalice. Dec 3, Gift of Gab (see Concerts). Dec 5, MNE Singers Series with Soulmedic. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Inn at the TidesSat at 7, Maple Profant. Bay View Restaurant. 800 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay. 800.541.7788.

Jasper O’Farrell’sEvery Wed, Brainstorm. Sun, Open Mic. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap RoomNov 30, Jason Bodlovich. Dec 1, Chris Haugen. Dec 2, Critical Measures. Dec 3, The Courtney Janes. Dec 4, Thick Soup. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Last Day SaloonEvery Wed at 7, North Bay Hootenanny’s Pick-Me-Up Revue. Thurs, Live Pro Jam. Dec 1, Tommy Malone. Dec 3, King Stackindoa record release featuring Squarefield Massive, Trucho G, Taj and Nick Danger. Mon, karaoke. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2343.

Mc T’s BullpenNov 30, George Heagerty. Wed, open mic with Angelina. Thurs, karaoke with Country Dan. Fri, DJ Alexander. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

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Murphy’s Irish PubWed at 7:30, trivia night. Dec 2, Loose Shoes. Dec 3, Andrew Freeman. Dec 4, Green House. 464 First St, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic TheatreDec 1, Young Dubliners with Jerry Hannan. Dec 2, Manzarek-Rogers Band and Gentry Bronson Bandors (see Concerts). Dec 3, Brothers

Comatose, Highway Poets, Easy Leaves. Dec 6-7, Richard Thompson and Lauren Shera (see Concerts). 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

North Light Books & CafeEvery Thurs at 5:30, open mic. Dec 1, Beat Meters. 550 E Cotati Ave, Cotati. 707.792.4300.

Northwood RestaurantThurs at 7, the Thugz (cosmic rock). 19400 Hwy 116, Monte Rio. 707.865.2454.

Papa’s TavernaFri at 7, live music. Dec 3-4, Kefi. Sat at 7 and Sun at 4, Kefi (Greek). Sun at 1:30, Greek dance lessons; at 3:30, live music and bellydance show. 5688 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.769.8545.

Phoenix TheaterWed at 6, jazz jam. Dec 2, Devin the Dude, PYRX Band, Hooliganz & the What, Front Line Soldierz and J-Real. Sun at 5, rock and blues jam. Mon at 7, young people’s AA. Tues at 7, acoustic Americana jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

The RocksFri-Sat, Top 40 DJs hosted by DJ Stevie B. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.782.0592.

Russian River Brewing CoDec 3, Five am. Dec 4, Izzy & the Catastrophics. 725 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.BEER.

Society: Culture HouseEvery Sun, Rock ‘n’ Roll Sunday School. 528 Seventh St., Santa Rosa, No Phone.

Spancky’sDec 2, Detroit Disciples. Dec 3, Super Unknowns. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Toad in the Hole PubEvery first and third Sun, Robert Herrera, Brianna Lee, Josh Barrett. Mon, open mic with Phil the Security Guard. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.8623.

TradewindsNov 30, Bennett Roth Newell. Thurs, DJ Dave. Tues, Jeremy’s Open Mic. Mon, Donny Maderos’ Pro Jam. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.

Transient LoungeThurs, Reggae Night. Dec 3, Fang, Attitude Adjustment, Resilence, Snag and more (see Concerts). 400 Todd Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.583.9080.

Cutting EdgesKronos Quartet perform ‘WTC 9/11’ in Santa RosaThe last time Kronos Quartet were in town, they were playing compositions by Harry Partch, who built his own instruments, the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, who sing in an invented language, and Amon Tobin, a highly inventive Brazilian electronic artist. Not exactly the usual classical repertoire.

But this weekend’s performance by the daring Bay Area institution veers slightly more toward the well-known. Steve Reich is already a household name in minimalist circles, but his release of WTC 9/11 this year made broad headlines: the cover artwork consisted of a photo of a plane, headed directly toward the second tower on 9-11.

Due to public outcry, mostly from those who will never listen to the music, Reich agreed to change the cover. “As a composer I want people to listen to my music without something distracting them,” Reich explained, at the time. “The present cover of WTC 9/11 will, for many, act as a distraction from listening.”

The piece itself will be presented by the Kronos Quartet, who recorded the original Nonesuch album, in Santa Rosa. Also on the program are works by Syrian wedding singer Omar Souleyman, 20th-century composer Morton Feldman, Palestinian hip-hop collective Ramallah Underground and others. The don’t-miss concert is presented by the Redwood Arts Council on Friday, Dec. 2, at the Glaser Center. 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 8pm. $30. 707.874.1124. —Gabe Meline

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Finnegan’s MarinDec 1, Matt Bolton. Dec 3, Sugar Foot. Mon, open mic with KC Turner. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.899.1516.

George’s NightclubNov 30, Comedy Wednesday with Laughter Against the Machine featuring W Kamau Bell, Nato Green and Janine Brito. Dec 2, Shana Morrison and Caledonia with Mari Mack and Livin’ Like Kings. Dec 3, RaveUps, Them Raving Animals and Other Stones. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

Nickel RoseSun, Mon, Wed-Fri, DJ dance. 848 B St, San Rafael. 415.454.5551.

19 Broadway ClubDec 1, Sonoma County Blues Society. Dec 2, Jason Glavis presents Burn it Down Fridays. Dec 3, Rock Appreciation Night. Dec 4, Phil Hardgrave & the Continentals. Mon at 9, open mic. Dec 6, Uzilevsky Korty Duo. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name BarFri at 9, Michael Aragon Quartet. Every Sat, Gaters. Sun at 3, Mal Sharpe’s Dixieland. Mon at 8:30, Kimrea. Tues at 8:30, open mic with Damir. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Old Western SaloonDec 3, Featherwitch. Main Street, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1661.

142 Throckmorton TheatreDec 1, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Dec 2, New West Guitar Group. Dec 3, Deborah Winters CD release (see concerts). 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Peri’s Silver DollarNov 30, Continentals. Dec 1, Gabe Diamond. Dec 2, Beam, Stages of Sleep. Dec 4, Acacia, Big Light. Every Mon, acoustic open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho NicasioDec 2, Tickets Band. Dec 3, Christmas Party with Doug Adamz and Bravo. Dec 4, Kyle Alden. Town Square, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sausalito SeahorseWed, Tengo Tango. Dec 1, Judy Hall and Phillip Williams. Dec 2, James Moseley. Dec 3, Doc Kraft. Dec 4, Orquesta La Moderna. Sun at 4, Salsa-lito. Tues, Noel Jewkes and friends

(jazz jam). 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Servino RistoranteDec 1, Chris Brown, Jazz Roots. Dec 2, Bil Canada, Jazz Experience. Dec 3, Michael La Macchia. 9 Main St, Tiburon. 415.435.2676.

Sleeping LadyDec 1, Darren Nelson and friends. Dec 2-3, Danny Click’s Texas Blues Night. Dec 4, Mario Guarneri Jazz Quartet. Mon at 8, open mic with Simon Costa. Dec 6, 5n1 Jazz project, Amanda Addleman. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.

Smiley’sWed, Larry’s karaoke. Nov 30, Irish folk. Dec 1, Jefery Maron and guests. Sun, open mic. Mon, reggae. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Southern Pacific SmokehouseWed, Philip Claypool and friends. Dec 2, Michael Lee Firkins. Dec 3, Wine, Women and Song: A Benefit for Breast Cancer. Dec 4, Marin Youth Accelerated Program Showcase. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.899.9600.

NAPA COUNTY

Calistoga InnWed, open mic. Thurs, reggae DJ night. Fri, old-school DJ night. Sat DJ night. 1250 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.4101.

Downtown Joe’sDec 1, North Bay Blues Jam with Maple Station Express. Dec 2, Charles Wheel Band. Dec 3, XSTATIC. Every Monday at 4, Monday Night Football with Big John. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

Napa Valley Opera HouseDec 3, Battle of the Bands. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Silo’sWed at 7, jam session. Nov 30, C4Inc. Dec 2, Anna Wilson & the Jazz your Azz Band. Dec 3, Kellie Fuller with Mike Greensill Trio. Dec 4, Napa Valley Jazz Society. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uva TrattoriaWed, Gentlemen of Jazz. Nov 30, Collaboration. Sun, James & Ted. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

San Francisco’s City Guide

Johnny Mathis Christmas just ain’t Christmas without a miraculously high falsetto. Dec 2 at the Paramount Theater.

Yo! Majesty Florida’s dynamic lesbian hip-hop duo brings back the pulse of 2008 in small club. Dec 3 at the Hemlock Tavern.

Cass McCombs Literature, Kodachrome and drug use all find a place in McCombs’ music. Dec 4 at Great American Music Hall.

Peter Murphy No one takes a free apple and everyone wears black jeans when former Bauhaus frontman plays. Dec 4 at the Fillmore.

Chelsea Wolfe Gothic folk artist with a penchant for drone and the scariest set of eyes you’ll ever see. Dec 4 at Bottom of the Hill.

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Music

Hip-Hop HolidayCFO Recordings celebrates season BY JACQUELYNNE

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When Sonoma County favorites Sonicbloom

disbanded in late 2010 to explore solo projects, former MC and CFO Recordings founder Spencer Williams, aka Spends Quality, seized the opportunity to help keep local hip-hop alive.

Fostering the individual careers of several members of Sonicbloom, CFO Recordings was initially a close-knit family of friends. Signing Sacramento hip-hop heavyweights the CUF as the label’s first major outside talent brought out the company’s long-term potential. “Resuscitating this amazing talent put me into business mode rather than artist mode, which was a really healthy

CFO CEO Spencer Williams promoted 16 singles and two albums in 2010.

thing for me,” says Williams.This has been an impressive

year for the indie label, currently promoting some 20 individual artists while putting out two full-length albums and a stack of quality singles. “This year was about branding and building the CFO name,” Williams explains. “We put out 16 artist singles this summer, one every Tuesday from May through September.”

Independent labels have long been distinctly progressive in the creative flexibility given to musicians, and Williams acknowledges that his role as label executive is to provide structure for talent that is already there. His greatest limitation is the absence of financial backing.

“You have to take as much responsibility for yourself as possible,” Williams says of the current landscape. “Everybody has got to be an ‘entrepren-artist.’ The limiting factor is really how much artists are willing to do for themselves. That’s where certain artists will separate themselves from others.”

Grateful for years of support, CFO Recordings will host an upcoming night of polished local talent from some of the biggest names in the county. Internet DJ collective CuttyRoutes.tv will be spinning pure vinyl with Brycon and DJ Fossil alongside Santa Rosa rapper Shaya. Former Disflex6 MC Jason the Argonaut, of Good Hip Hop Saturdays at Jasper O’Farrell’s, performs as well, and Rohnert Park natives Distant Relatives will be celebrating their second album, This Changes Everything. Williams’ own Work.Play performs as an MC duo with Spends Quality and former Sonicbloom wordsmith Adam Fission.

For Williams, the show is all about community. “I want to give back to the local cats with a little spotlight on what I’m doing,” he says. “I wanna share this platform with the homies.”

The Hip-Hop Holiday Party gets underway with live painter Dominic Padua, designer Ra-weiya and notorious B-Boy crew Reprezent on Friday, Dec. 2, at Aubergine. 755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. 8pm. $5. 707.861.9190.

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Abby Bard HandwovenAnnual holiday show and sale of local, handmade arts and crafts. Dec 3-4, 11 to 5. 707.280.2607. 343 Florence Ave, Sebastopol.

Charles M Schulz MuseumThrough Jan 29, 2012, “The Flipside of Schulz’s Art: More Than Peanuts,” original drawings by Charles Schulz. Through Dec 11, “Pop’d from the Panel,” parallel worlds of fine art and commercial art. Nov 30 to April 2, “Hit the Road, Snoopy!” featuring the beagle’s most famous road trips. $5-$8. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.

Finley Community CenterThrough Dec 22, Intertwined Artists Group show on mirrored objects. Reception, Dec 1 at 5. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1. 2060 W College Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.

Llewelllyn GalleryThrough Dec, figurative nudes by Bruce Wolfe, paintings by Carol Tarzier, lithograph prints by Sandra Oseguera. 6525-A First St, Forestville. 707.887.2373.

Petaluma Arts CenterThrough Jan 8, Bronson Tufts honed at Members’ Annual Exhibition. Dec 3, “How to Photograph Your Art: A Visit to Digital Grange” offered across the street from center at 405 East D Street with Joe McDonald and Bill Kane. 230 Lakeville St at East Washington, Petaluma. 707.762.5600.

Quicksilver Mine CompanyThrough Jan 1, “Esse Quam Videri” with Harley. Conversation with the artist, Dec 1 at 7. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 6. 6671 Front St, Forestville. 707.887.0799.

Sebastopol GalleryThrough Jan 7, “Gifts of Clay and Cloth,” featuring ceramics by Chris Boyd and handweaving by Abby Bard. Reception, Dec 3, 5 to 7. Open daily, 11 to 6. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.720.

Sonoma County MuseumThrough Feb 5, “Customized: The Art and History of the Bicycle,” with bicycle innovations, art bikes, regional history and more. Through Jan

22, “Singgalot,” Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition on history of Filipino Immigrants in America. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

University Art GalleryThrough Dec 11, “Contemporary Abstraction” with works by Brad Brown, Reed Danziger and Mark Grotjahn. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2295.

MARIN COUNTY

ARTrageous GalleryDec 1, 6 to 9, Grand Opening and artists reception. Ongoing, inaugural exhibit featuring Roberta Ahrens, Harriet Burge and more. Tues-Sat, 11 to 6, Sun 11 to 4, Thurs 11 to 8 857 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.8444.

Elsewhere GalleryThrough December, “Wearable Art,” featuring the fine art jewelry of five local artists. Reception, Dec 2, from 6 to 9. Daily, 11 to 6. 1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.526.2855.

Industrial Center BuildingDec 3-4, 11 to 6. “Walk in Artist’s Shoes” with various artists. 480 Gate Five Rd, Sausalito.

O’Hanlon Center for the ArtsDec 6-29, “Animalia Spirit,” with totems and shamanistic emblems juried by Diana Marto. Opening reception, Dec 6 at 6. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.

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Napa Valley MuseumThrough Jan 29, “Dreams of Toyland” featuring presentations by Dolph Gotelli. Wed-Mon, 10 to 5. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.

Wildcat ClothingFirst Friday of the month, 6-9, “Virgin-a-Go-Go” featuring Virgin de la Guadalupe art by 25 artists. 1210 First St, Napa.

Dec 1At 5pm. Finley Community Center, Intertwined Artists Group show on mirrored objects. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.

From 6 to 9pm. ARTrageous Gallery, grand opening and artists reception for inaugural exhibit featuring Roberta Ahrens, Harriet Burge and more. 857 Grant Avenue, Novato. 415.897.8444.

Dec 2From 6 to 9pm. Elsewhere Gallery, “Wearable Art,” fine art jewelry of five local artists. 1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.526.2855.

Dec 3From 5 to 7pm. Sebastopol Gallery, “Gifts of Clay and Cloth,” featuring ceramics by Chris Boyd and handweaving by Abby Bard. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol.

At 5pm. Towers Gallery, “Nouveau Holiday,” with various artists. 240 N Cloverdale Blvd, Ste 2, Cloverdale. 707.894.4331.

Dec 6At 6pm. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, “Animalia Spirit,” with totems and shamanistic emblems juried by Diana Marto. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.

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ComedyLaughter Against the MachineW Kamau Bell headlines raucous evening of topical comedy. Nov 30 at 8:30. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

DanceNightmare Before ChristmasClassical & Contemporary Dance presents adaption of Tim Burton’s film. Nov 30 and Dec 1 at 7. $15-$20. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.585.1137.

RiverdanceInternationally-acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance celebrates final tour through US. Nov 30 at 4 and 8. $45-$65. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Stapleton Ballet NutcrackerClassic story featuring over 150 dancers. Dec 3-4, at 1 and 5. $20-$32. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6400.

’Twas the Night Before ChristmasHealdsburg Ballet’s full-length story-dance presentation. Dec 3 at 7, Dec 4 at 2. $10-$15. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7617.

EventsArt By the InchFundraiser in which guests can select and purchase pieces of 100-foot mural created by the Artists of Marin MOCA for only $1 per square inch. Dec 3, from 5 to 8, and Dec 4, from 11 to 4. Marin MOCA, Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.899.8200.

Burbank Open HouseTour the home with costumed docents, enjoy spiced cookies and tea in the gardens and let the kids enjoy craft activities in the big tent. Dec 3-4, 10 to 4. $2. Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, Santa Rosa Avenue at

Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.524.5445.

CraftalumaLocal vendors and music. Dec 3, 11 to 3. $1. Petaluma Veterans Center, 1094 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma. 707.484.4902.

Dining Out for LifeDine out at one of many participating restaurants with proceeds going to Food for Thought. Dec 1, throughout Sonoma County. For complete list of restaurants, see www.diningoutforlife.com. 707.887.1647.

Glam PartyCopperfield’s brings Michael Lindsay-Hogg, author of “Luck and Circumstance” and director of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” and “Brideshead Revisited” to Sebastopol for a costume party. Dec 3 at 7. $15. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol. 707.823.2618.

Food & DrinkHoliday Treats with Marisa ChurchillClass at Fresh Starts cooking school with Food Network presenter and premier pastry chef. Dec 6 at 7. $39. Next Key Center at Homeward Bound, 1399 North Hamilton Pkwy, Novato. 415.382.3363.

Santa Rosa Firefighters Pancake BreakfastHot pancakes, eggs and other treats, with proceeds going to Toys for Kids. Dec 4 at 8. $5. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.565.7176.

FilmBallet & OperaDec 6 at 6:30, “The Sleeping Beauty” from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as part of ongoing series that broadcasts live presentations from all over the world. $12-$20. Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.522.0719.

Eames: The Architect & the PainterFilmmakers Jason Cohn and

Bill Jersey talk in person about their documentary on Charles and Ray Eames. Dec 4 at 4:15. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

The Films of John KortyDec 1 at 7, “Alex and the Gypsy”; Dec 4 at 1, “Farewell to Manzanar”; Dec 4 at 7, “Twice Upon a Time.” Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

In a Better WorldStory of two Danish families, hosted by Terence Ford. Dec 6 at 7. $7. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

La RafleMelanie Laurent and Jean Reno star in film about German-occupied Paris; part of the Jewish Film Festival. Dec 7 at 7:15. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4222.

The Met: Live in HDDec 3-7, “Rodelinda.” $16-$23. Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa.

My Dinner with AndreThirtieth anniversary of cult classic starring Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory. Dec 2 at 7. $4-$6. Sonoma Film Institute, Warren Auditorium, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2606.

National Theatre LiveLive series of performances broadcast from the National Theatre, London. Dec 1 at 7:30, “Collaborators.” $30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

Saint Misbehavin’Documentary about activist Wavy Gravy sponsored by Healdsburg Peace Project. Dec 1 at 7:30. Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.3303.

Seducing Charlie BarkerWickedly comic moral tale, with director Amy Glazer, actress Heather Gordon and producer Lynn Webb in person. Dec 3 at 7. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Silent SnowDocumentary on pesticides in the Arctic plains. Dec 6 at 6. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.381.4123.

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ReadingsSebastopol Copperfield’s BooksDec 3 at 1:30, book signing with Ginny Scales-Medeiros for “What Is Normal?” 138 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.2618.

Glam PartyCopperfield’s hosts Michael Lindsay-Hogg, director of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” and “Brideshead Revisited” at a costume party. Dec 3 at 7. $15. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol. 707.823.2618.

Healdsburg LibraryDec 3 at 2, “Healdsburg Chronicles” reading with Ted Calvert. Dec 3 at 2. 139 Piper St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3772.

Occidental Center for the ArtsDec 4 at 4, book launch with Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller for “Co-Creation: Fifty Years in the Making.” Graton Road and Bohemian Highway, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Book PassageNov 30 at 7, “Inheritance” with Christopher Paolini. Dec 1 at 4:30, Blue Orange Games with creators. Dec 1 at 6:30, “Secrets of Getting Published” class with Amy Rennert. Dec 1 at 7, “Help Me Live” with Lori Hope. Dec 2 at 7, “How Georgia Became O’Keeffe” with Karen Karbo. Dec 2 at 7, artist reception in the gallery with Tom Killion. Dec 3 at 4, “Fifty More Places to Fly-Fish Before You Die” with Chris Santella. Dec 3 at 6, “Literary Pilgrimage to the Soul of England” with Roger Housden. Dec 3 at 7, “Thunder Dog” with Michael Hingson. Dec 3 at 9:30, “Create Your Small Business Plan” class with Karen Leland. Dec 3 at 10, “The Plot Thickens” class with Linda Watanabe McFerrin. Dec 3 at 1, “Holly” with Holly James Shapiro and Dixie James. Dec 3 at 2, “Soul Memoir” class with Roger Housden. Dec 4 at 2, “Sportswriting with Soul” class with Joel Drucker. Dec 4 at 4, “Eagles: Taking it to the Limit” with Ben Fong-Torres. Dec 4 at 7, “The Rolling Stone Years: Every Picture Tells a Story” with Baron Wolman. Dec 5 at 7, Left Coast Writers with Peter Lang. Dec 5 at 7, “Queen of America” with Luis Alberto Urrea. Dec 6 at 7, “Luck and Circumstance: A Coming of Age in Hollywood, New York and Points Beyond” with Michael Lindsay-Hogg. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.

TheaterAlmost, MaineVignettes set in mythical town of Almost, Maine. Dec 2-18, Thurs, Fri and Sat, at 8, Sun and Dec 17 at 2. $10-$25. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

A Christmas CarolOriginal adaption of Dickens’ holiday tale. Dec 1-4, 8-11 and 15-17;

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Silver ScreenMichael Lindsay-Hogg’s Hollywood upbringing For years, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the only son of actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, suspected that his real father was Orson Welles. Though Fitzgerald insisted until her death that Hogg’s father was Edward Lindsay-Hogg, she did live with Welles while pregnant. And let’s be frank: the resemblance is striking.

After a childhood spent rubbing elbows with Humphrey Bogart, William Randolph Hearst and Olivia de Havilland, the possible-son-of-Welles went on to direct videos for the Rolling Stones and, in 1970, the Beatles documentary Let It Be. Now 71, he’s released his memoir, Luck and Circumstance: A Coming of Age in Hollywood, New York, and Points Beyond. The book documents what the San Francisco Chronicle refers to as a “casual and unrelenting search for the identity of his father.”

In a final Silver Screen twist, the book spurred family friend Gloria Vanderbilt to confirm once and for all that, indeed, Welles is the dad—and in another juicy tidbit, that she and the younger Lindsay-Hogg had been bed buddies for a short time. Yes, truth can be stranger than fiction.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg appears on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. 6780 Depot St., Sebastopol. 7pm. $15, or buy a book and get two admissions and two drink tickets. 707.829.4797.—Leilani Clark

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Sun at 8, every other day at 5. $15-$18, pay what you can Dec 1 and Dec 8. Imaginists Theatre Collective, 461 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7554.

A Christmas CarolMusical version of the classic holiday tale. Dec 1-3, 8-10, 15-17 at 8, Dec 4, Dec 11 at 3. $10-$20. Novato Theater Company, 484 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.883.4498.

A Christmas MemoryTruman Capote’s holiday tale with music by Petaluma Choraliers. Dec 2-3 at 8:30. $ 5-$12. Pelican Art, 143 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

Four of a KindPlay about a poker game in 1888 between Mark Twain, Sam Hall, Sam Hill and Sam Brannan. Dec 4 at 3. $12-$15. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

The Glass MenageriePlay presented in honor of Tennessee Williams’ centennial. Through Dec 18, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8, Wed at 7:30; Sun at 7, Dec 8 at 1, Dec 3, 17 and every Sun at 2. $34–$55. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Light SensitiveSeasonal comedy by Jim Geoghan, directed by Everett Chambers. Dec 1-4 and 8-10. $15-$20. Main Stage West, 104 North Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.0177.

A Man, His Wife & His HatKlezmer-inspired tale of family secrets, true love and missing hats. Through Dec 4, Wed at 7:30, Fri-Sat at 8, Sun at 5. Marin Arts Council, 906 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.666.2442.

Roustabout’s White ChristmasBased on the film, Broadway adaption features classic Irving Berlin hits. Dec 1-3 at 7:30, Dec 2-4 at 3:30. $16-$26. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Santaland DiariesDavid Yen starts in David Sedaris’ adapted play about the Christmas rush. Dec 2-18, Thurs at 7:30, Fri-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30. $19-$22. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409

Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

White ChristmasBased on the film of the same name. Dec 1 and 3 at 7:30 and Dec 2 and 4 at 3:30. $16-$26. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 800.838.3006.

Silent Sky ReadingPublic reading of Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky” as part of MTC’s New Works Series. Dec 5 at 7:30. Free. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

To Kill a MockingbirdRoss Valley Players present classic play, directed by James Dunn. Through Dec 11, Thurs at 7:30, Fri and Sat at 8, Sun at 2. $17-$25. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

HolidaysCelebrate the SeasonNovato Music Association presents holiday classics. Dec 2 at 8, Dec 3 and 10 at 2, Dec 4 at 4. $5-$18. St Vincent’s Chapel, 1 St Vincent’s Dr, San Rafael. 415.892.6553.

Holiday Celebration on the PlazaSanta Claus, tree lighting and treats. Dec 1, 5 to 8. Sebastopol

Plaza, McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.823.3032.

Hanukkah Hootenanny!Drinks, latkes and Jewish “folk-surf” music by Meshugga Beach Party. Dec 4, 12 to 3. $40. Judd’s Hill Winery, 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa. 707.255.2332.

Holiday Open HouseFeaturing snacks, wine-tasting and ugly-sweater contest. Dec 3, 9 to 4. Siduri Winery, 980-C Airway Ct, Santa Rosa. 707.578.3882.

Let Them Eat FruitcakeOccidental Community Choir serve up a slice of musical dessert. Dec 3-10 at 8, Dec 11 at 3. $13-$15. Occidental Center for the Arts, Graton Road and Bohemian Highway, Occidental. 707.874.8622.

Remember WhenPorchlight Theater Company presents benefit performance on holiday traditions. Dec 4 at 7. $15-$25. Next Key Center at Homeward Bound, 1399 North Hamilton Pkwy, Novato. 415.251.1027.

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AstrologyARIES (March 21–April 19) This would be an excellent week to head down to Pucón, Chile, and hire a daredevil to fly you in a helicopter into the caldera of the active Villarrica volcano, whereupon you would bungee-jump out of the copter down to within 700 feet of the molten lava. If that’s too extreme or expensive for your tastes, I urge you to come up a milder adventure that will still bring you a close encounter with primal heat and light—and maybe even some divine fire.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) As a mouse looks for food or shelter, it is flexible enough to fit through a hole as small as a quarter of an inch. You would really benefit from having a talent like that right now, Taurus. Of course, even if you are as slippery and pliable as you’ll need to be, you will also have to be on high alert for the inviting possibilities, some of which may be brief or subtle. For example, let’s say you spy an interesting-looking person with whom you’d love to chat. The window of opportunity may be open for less than 10 seconds. Seize that moment! Refuse to get hung up in shyness. Don’t convince yourself that another chance will come along later.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) One of my Gemini acquaintances, Tara, has been playing a slow-moving game of tag with three friends since they were all in second grade together. They’re 27 years old now, and still live in the same city. Currently, Tara is “it,” and has been so for quite some time. But she confided in me that she plans to make a move this week. She says she’ll sneak up on one of the other players during his lunch break at work, tag him and run away before he can tag her back. I told her she’s likely to meet with success, since this is an excellent time for you Geminis to gain an advantage in pretty much any kind of game you’re playing.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) “Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know,” wrote philosopher Eric Hoffer. This is a good idea for you to contemplate right now. I realize it may be a challenge for you to figure out what you would rather not know and are afraid to know and might even be allergic to knowing. Still, I hope you’ll make the effort. Maybe you could enlist a smart ally who’d be skillful in helping you uncover the taboo truth. And maybe you could formulate an intention to be as objective as you’ve ever been.

LEO (July 23–August 22) Biologists say there are 680 species of trees and shrubs in the United States and Canada. By comparison, Lambir Hills National Park on the island of Borneo is the home of 1,175 species on its 128 acres. I suspect you will feel right at home in places like Lambir Hills in the coming week, Leo. Your own creative urges will be running hotter than usual, and are most likely to thrive in contexts that are themselves teeming with lush fertility and rich diversity. Please surround yourself with inspirational influences, thereby giving yourself the best possible chance to express yourself with vivid imagination.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home,” wrote philosopher Dagobert D. Runes. Your assignment, Virgo, should you choose to accept it, is to refute that assertion. In other words, I’m inviting you to travel to all of your usual haunts and treat everything that happens there with the attitude of a first-time visitor. Just assume that the familiar people and places in your life have stimulating gifts to give and lessons to impart. Remember, though, they can’t do that to the fullest unless you expect them to.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) The human brain is composed of 30 percent protein and 70 percent fat. So it wouldn’t be incorrect to refer to you as a fathead. In order to nourish your brain cells, you’ve got to eat foods that provide two essential fatty acids your body doesn’t manufacture: omega-3 ALA and omega-6 LA. Since you’re now in a “brain-building” phase of your astrological cycle, I urge you to get more than your minimum requirements of these basics. If I may be permitted to resurrect a now-out-of-fashion slang term, I suggest that you also expose yourself to a lot of extraordinarily phat sources of intellectual stimulation.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) The mawashi is the loincloth that Japanese sumo wrestlers wear while competing. It’s rare for the garment to come off, even in the heat of a match, but it did happen once in 2000, when a wrestler named Asanokiri suddenly found himself standing naked during his bout with Chiyohakuho. In conformity with sumo’s rules, Asanokiri was immediately disqualified. I don’t think you’re at risk for being rendered literally unclothed in the heat of a showdown or a plot twist, Scorpio. But I do advise you to take extra precautions to prevent a metaphorical version of that occurrence. Get your act very together, and keep it very together.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) “Dear Mr. Brezsny: My name is Sonny McGee and I own a website that caters to people who are addicted to playing poker. I’m a big fan of your horoscopes, and I’m wondering if you would like to advertise your work to our audience. Gamblers love astrology! Get in touch.”— Sagittarian Wheeler Dealer. Dear Wheeler Dealer: Thanks for your interest, but I’ll pass. I don’t like to encourage anyone to focus their gambling urges on trivial matters like card games, sports events and lotteries. I prefer they direct that mojo to high-minded stuff like daring themselves to excel, pursuing exciting and idealistic adventures, and doing brave things to help save the world. By the way, it’s prime time for you Sagittarians to ratchet up your commitment to those kinds of gambles.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) I hope you’re not so perversely attached to your demons that you’re inclined to keep providing them with a comfortable home. Why? Because the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to permanently banish them from the premises. Yes, I know it may seem lonely at first without their nagging, disruptive voices chattering away in your head. But I really do encourage you to bid them adieu. By the way, as you plan your exorcism, you might want to include a humorous touch or two. They’re allergic to satire and mockery, you know.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) The Beauvais Cathedral in northern France has been called “the most daring achievement of Gothic architecture.” Its soaring facades, carved wooden doors, stained glass windows and astronomical clock demonstrate high artistry. There’s a problem with the place, however—it has never been completed. Work began in the year 1225, and experts are still talking about how to solve certain ongoing difficulties with its construction. I don’t know when this happy ending will occur, Aquarius, but I do expect that in 2012 you will be able to put the finishing touches on your own personal version of the Beauvais Cathedral. And now would be a good time to formulate definite plans to do so.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) In my prayers, I’ve been negotiating with the Goddess to grant you the power to change the course of rivers, at least in a metaphorical way. I’ve also beseeched her to show you how to overthrow the Puppet Master and convert overwrought hawks into savvy doves. The Goddess seems to be seriously considering these appeals, and has even hinted she might offer you instructions on how to shape a new Adam out of one of Eve’s ribs, mythically speaking. In return, she does have one request: that you do what you can to make sure the sun rises on schedule for the next 10 days.

BY ROB BREZSNY

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