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Ravitchs Decision

What if everyone was allowed to admit mistakes, even law enforcement ofcials? What if honesty and humility were

considered signs of strength? What if the asking for and giving of forgiveness were met with compassion? What if asking for and giving forgiveness were signs of strength? What if understanding was more important than blame? Might not the aftermath of Andy Lopezs death have unfolded differently?

DONNA HOOVERSebastopol

A tough situation. Emotion aside, its clear that this is not a case of criminal behavior by the ofcer, but rather a severe failing of civilians, young and old, being taught how to correctly act when being approached and spoken to by a policeman. Incidents of this sortmiscommunication leading to tragedyhappen constantly, and I really believe a rm understanding of how to respond to an ofcer would save a lot of heartache.

TOM EDWARDSVia Facebook

It seems the toy is an exact replica of the real thing. Thats the problem.

XOCHITL SELENA MARTINEZVia Facebook

I grieve for the family of this young man. This must be a deeper cut to bear, like going through it all over again, I am sure. I am of an age where I remember when the police used to protect and serve. Now many ofcers see us as easy prey as they hide in cars that are barely recognizable as a police car, a car in the past that was easily recognizable and one you could turn to for help. When ofcers rst impulse is to shoot

and ask questions later, how are we to feel safe as parents when children are walking home? Everything is backwards these days.

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Last StrawWhat a country we live in (Welcome to Gun County, Boho Blog July8): In open-carry states, a mostly white group of chubby, Second Amendment

gundamentalists have taken to carrying actual assault weapons into retail and fast-food outlets with not much pushback from police, while in California, a 13-year-old Latino kid gets shot and killed by police while openly carrying a toy gun in a semi-rough Santa Rosa neighborhood. Meanwhile, theres a school shooting practically every weekand thus the battle lines are drawn between arming everybody and, gee, how about some sane gun laws?

No child is allowed to open-carry. No one in California can own a non-neutered semi-automatic rie. Open-carry activists usually inform police of their actions beforehand. There is not a school shooting every week, but over 50 percent of gun-homicide victims are African-American. How about constructive policy rather than your anti-NRA gun laws that do nothing to help anyone? Talk about drinking the Kool-Aid. Strawman much?

If you cared at all about ending gun violence, you would be talking about poverty, the war on drugs, black-on-black crime and the failure of anti-gun policy. But youre not. Youre repeating talking points that dont make sense. Youre demonizing your enemies and youre tugging at the heartstrings of racism in the United States. Unbelievable.

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Why I VolunteerBY JOHN BRUNDAGE

Im certain there are nearly as many reasons why people volunteer to help others as there are individuals who volunteer. For me, it was learning

to cope with my wifes death.

Like many of us, I had become a familiar witness to homeless people living on the streets. Like others, I often chose to ignore their plight or to assuage my conscience and feed my ego by handing them a few dollars and walking on. These people were anonymous and not like me, right?

One day, my bereavement counselor handed me a poem written by Molly Fumia. It spoke about that point when one truly enters into sadness, there comes a precious moment of understanding the absolute value of one human being and that you will remember what you have learned, and never allow a single life to be devalued again.

Reading this poem was an epiphany. I knew suddenly that the best way for me to address such devaluation of human life was to work with people who were homeless.

A week later, I was volunteering at my rst Friday morning breakfast for the homeless.

The effects went far beyond providing a bowl of warm oatmeal and a cup of coffee to these folks. I left that morning feeling better than I had for many months. It was a feeling close to the precious moment of understanding that Molly Fumia wrote about.

Since that day, I have come to know the people on both sides of the table at the homeless breakfasts. I have come to appreciate them as individuals. I have learned that homelessness is a problem as complex as human society, and that there is great wisdom in the old saying that there but for the grace of God go I.

Thanks to Catholic Charities and the staff and clients whom I interact with every week, I am once again making my life meaningful and happy.

John Brundage is a Santa Rosa resident and volunteer for Catholic Charities. Open Mic is a weekly feature in the Bohemian. We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.

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recent months with the big-industry likes of Calpine and Constellation/Exelon in the Geysers. Calpine is one of the operators at the Geysers project in Sonoma and Lake counties. Constellation (which merged with Exelon in 2012) is not one of the operators at the Geysers or any geothermal project in California. In fact, geothermal is barely mentioned on their website (www.constellation.com). Constellation is headquartered in Pennsylvania.

GREEN IN SONOMA COUNTYVia online

Editors response: You are correct. Constellation Energy, a subsidiary of the Exelon Corporation, does not have a geothermal power-production contract with Sonoma Clean Power as Tom Gogola reported. SCP says:

Constellation provides hydropower, wind, biomass and power from natural gas in our current contract. We are working on a second contract with them that would potentially supply power from

additional sources as well. Calpine provides geothermal power in our current contract. The Bohemian regrets the error.

Water WiseI may be wrong (Saving Water in California, Bohemian Facebook page, July 9), but I think California is relatively efcient and has become more so over recent years. The commercial water deals that big commercial farms (not new, smaller ones) have been getting, though, should be renegotiated and made more fair, IMO. In any case, we have no choice but to be much more efcient, since demand is still high and water supply is low.

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Sexual HealingFor some men, seeking out sex

surrogacy on sites such as MyRedBook is the only option known to them, says a sex surrogate who contacted the Bohemian after the crackdown. The surrogate says the federal sting, along with recent masseuse-parlor busts in Petaluma and an enhanced focus on arresting johns, has the North Bay sex-surrogacy community fearing for its survival.

A lot of guys have no social

skills, and this is the only way that they can get touched by a woman, says the source who like many sex surrogates works outside state-sanctioned channels of sex therapy and requested anonymity.

If prostitution is the worlds oldest profession, then sex surrogacy is perhaps the second-oldestbut one eld has nothing to do with the other, says Vena Blanchard, a pioneer in the American sex-surrogacy

When FBI agents raided and shut down the MyRedBook.

com sex-for-sale website in San Francisco a few weeks ago, thousands of solicitation and masseuse ads quickly disappearedbut so too did numerous ads on the site offering sex surrogacy services for men with special needs. The Bohemian started as The Paper in 1978.

THECop MindersIn the aftermath of Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitchs decision not to le charges against sheriffs deputy Erick Gelhaus for the shooting of Andy Lopez, a task force set up last winter to examine police accountability vowed to push harder for reform, even as one member of the task force said she wasnt surprised by Ravitchs move to pass on charging Gelhaus.

Not a lot of people thought it was in the realm of possibility that he would be charged, says Robert Edmonds, co-chair of the Community and Law Task Force, a citizens advisory group established by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in December.

As a criminal matter for the district attorney, the Gelhaus decision turned on use-of-force issues. Yet Edmonds stresses that the task force isnt out to rewrite the police training handbook, but to broadly account for 56 ofcer-related fatalities in Sonoma County over the past 15 years and take whatever steps necessary to limit civilian fatalities and build community trust. While some of the 56 victims were shot by ofcers, others deaths involved suicide and illness while in custody.

The task forces major focus, says Edmonds, is to translate community concerns over policing into meaningful oversight where people feel like their concerns are addressed.

The task force has until December to come up with recommendations for enhancing police accountability and reviewing options for community policing.

Speaking personally, Edmonds says he would like to see

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movement at the International Professional Surrogates Association (IPSA), a training and certication organization with offices in San Francisco.

A key facet that distinguishes sex surrogacy from prostitution, in the legal sense, says Blanchard, is that surrogates are not soliciting clients to come to themthey are working with therapists.

Men who use the services of sex surrogates include amputees and guys with other disabilities, 40- year-old virgins (hey, it happens) or men who, for whatever reasons, simply cannot develop healthy, intimate relations with women. Married couples will engage in surrogate-partner therapy to help teach men a little more tenderness.

The sex-surrogate source who contacted the Bohemian says the value in advertising on places like MyRedBook is that it draws men who may not nd their way to sex therapy because theyre intimidated, cant afford it or dont know its out there. There are several dozen IPSA-certied sex surrogates in the country, and those come to clients via referrals from licensed sex therapists.

Some guys have no other outlet than to nd a sex surrogate, says our source, who adds, I dont see any free therapy going on out there.

The sources concerns about legal exposure may be overblown, says a veteran Bay Area sex therapist.

As far as I know there has been no legal hassle of surrogate partners or their clients in the 30 or so years Ive been practicing and writing, says sex-advice therapist Isadora Alman, who writes the popular Ask Isadora advice column.

The sources MyRedBook ad, she says, emphasized gentle and healing touch, no shnet stockings or other sexy lurescontrasted with the salacious sea of some 35,000 ads for escorts and happy-ending masseuses.

Sex therapists have a hard time forwarding to sex surrogates, says the source, who has been a professional sex surrogates for decades, she says. Its a scary time to have to start scrambling for business.

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Sonoma County establish new rules to enhance accountability and transparency in police discipline proceedings.

Task force member Amber Twitchell stressed her personal, good-faith view of law enforcement: I do not believe that there is any intentional wrongdoing at any level of law enforcement in our county, she writes in an email.

A system for oversight allows for law enforcement to focus on protecting our community and takes them out of the middle of investigations, she says, adding that the same system also allows an effective methodology to emerge that can take a hard look at the policies and systems around use of force and make any recommendations that can only make our community more safe.

Task force chairperson Caroline Banuelos also notes that the 20-plus member group, while not charged to focus on use-of-force issues, posed the question to [Sonoma] county counsel in terms of the standard of objective reasonableness being applied in criminal cases. . . . These cases are happening all over the country yet charges are rarely led. Were trying to understandfrom a legal perspectivewhy.

As chair, Banuelos says her major role is to make sure that Latino and other concerned voices in Santa Rosa are heard as the task force moves toward recommendations by years end.

I want to encourage the public, especially now, to come to our meetings, she says, and make their feelings known to the task force about what they think our recommendations should beand how they believe healing might come about.Tom Gogola

Blanchard says sex surrogates were ill advised to advertise on sex sites like MyRedBook.

Legally speaking, surrogate-partner therapy doesnt exist in a gray area, says Blanchard, thanks in no small measure to State Attorney General Kamala Harris, who, while an Alameda County prosecutor, affirmed the legality of regulated sex therapy, including the use of sex surrogates.

Harris told the San Jose Mercury News in 2010: If its between consensual adults and referred by licensed therapists and doesnt involve minors, then its not illegal.

Even then, says Blanchard, only a teeny, tiny percentage would even be considered sex under California law. Most of it is about relaxation, nonsexual touch; its about learning how to focus attention on your partner.

I dont have a problem with the sex-work industry, Blanchard adds, but its not at all the same thing as surrogacy. Mixing the ads, she says, can be confusing to the public, and possibly to law enforcement, if you start fuzzying the boundaries between them.

Clients in sex-surrogacy programs learn some basic stuff, like how to hug, and Blanchard describes the therapeutic process as a months-long gentle progression towardmaybeactual sex with a surrogate.

You cant resolve the difficulty if you cant get close to the behavior, she says.

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Praise the LardFatted Calf makes bacon so good its a spiritual experience BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE

Fatted Calf manager Ryan Harris speaks like a sage of meat wisdom, wasting no words and cutting to the very core of why his meat is so delicious. The most important part of what we do is the sourcing of the pigs, he says.

Their pork comes from Heritage Foods, a co-op of small farms offering heritage breeds from across the country. Being that they are heritage breeds, theyre pasture-raised and humanely certied. That trumps the locality for us, says Harris.

The milk-fed pigs have fat with a bright white color and a sweeter avor than your garden-variety hot. When you have something that good, says Harris, the best thing to do is stay out of the way.

Thats the mantra behind the Fatted Calfs legendary bacon. I grew up in Tennessee eating bacon, like, every single day, and Ive never had bacon this good, says Harris. The quality of the pork we useits just the best pigs you can get a hold of.

It doesnt take a curated cured-

There are tales of a place in Napa where the bacon is legendary and

the prosciutto appears for only a few days before it vanishes. Meat seekers from across the land journey to this porcine palace in search of salted secrets of untold power. It is called the Fatted Calf, and the rumors of its power are undeniably true.

meat palate to know this is special bacon. The $12 per pound price tag is worth it. This bacon is pure. It has no gimmicks, no avoring agentsit doesnt even have a label on the package. So when I try it, I already have high expectations. What I thought I knew as bacon has been obliterated.

Visually, its the perfect ratio of fat to meat, and the thick slices dont shrink much after cooking, since its dry-cured. The smell is ridiculous and every bite explodes like a pig symphony playing Porkovskys 1812 Overture in my mouth. Its so intense I have to stop talking and close my eyes. This is more than just eatingthis is a spiritual experience.

Many have traveled to unlock the secret of this experience. Every two weeks we have a stage, says Harris, referring to an unpaid intern of the culinary world. We only take one at a time, and they have to commit to a minimum of two weeks.

As for their cured meats, all are delicious, but the rarest gem is prosciutto. We make prosciutto; we just cant keep up without he demand, says Harris. Well have another one pulled in August. Well sell out of it in three days, and we wont have another one for two years.

The company began as a weekly stall at the Berkeley farmers market 11 years ago, and though there are locations in San Francisco, Fatted Calfs rst brick-and-mortar store opened in Napa over six years ago.

The popularity of the whole local movement has allowed people to step outside of the supermarket, says Harris. When you do that and you nd a local butcher, you nd things you really like and you tell your friends.

The Fatted Calf now offers a happy hour with drinks, snacks and a whole-animal butchering demonstration the first Thursday of each month (the next one is Aug. 7) at the Fatted Calf. 644 C First St., Napa. 5:307pm. 707.256.2384.

DiningNicolas Grizzle

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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.

Shige Sushi Japanese. $-$$. Small space in downtown Cotati has big dreams. Lunch specials in bento format, of course, but try the nigiri for dinner. Lunch, Tues-Fri; dinner, Tues-Sun. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.9753.

Speakeasy Tapas-Asian. $-$$. Small plates with a large vegetarian selection and an Asian fusion-leaning menu. And theyre open until 2am! Dinner daily. 139 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Thai Taste Restaurant Thai. $-$$. Lovely ambiance and daily specials showcase authentic Thai flavors. A hidden gem in Santa Rosas Montecito neighborhood. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Fri; dinner, Sat. 170 Farmers Lane #8, Santa Rosa. 707.526.3888.

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

MARIN COU N TYBubbas Diner Homestyle American. $-$$. Comforting Momma-style food like fried green tomatoes, onion meatloaf and homey chicken-fried steak with red-eye gravy

in a restaurant lined with cookbooks and knickknacks. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Wed-Sun; breakfast and lunch, Tues. 566 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.459.6862.

Drakes Beach Cafe Californian. $$-$$$. More dinner party than restaurant, and the food is fresh and amazing. A meal to remember.Lunch, Thurs-Mon. 1 Drakes Beach Rd, Pt Reyes National Seashore. 415.669.1297.

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

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

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Brewpub. $$. Pub grub gets a pub-cuisine facelift. Lunch, Wed-Sun; dinner daily. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Mountain Home Inn American. $$-$$$$. Great summer sandwiches with a view atop Mt Tamalpais. Breakfast, Sat-Sun; lunch and dinner, Wed-Sun. 810 Panoramic Dr, Mill Valley. 415.381.9000.

Salitos Crab House Seafood . $$$. Waterfront setting with extensive marine menu plus steak and other American staples. Lunch and dinner daily. 1200 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.331.3226.

Small Shed Flatbreads Pizza. $$. Slow Food-informed Marin Organics devotee with a cozy, relaxed family atmosphere and no BS approach to great food served simply for a fair price. 17 Madrona St, Mill Valley. Open for lunch and dinner daily. 415.383.4200.

Sol Food Puerto Rican. $. Flavorful, authentic and home-style at this Puerto Rican eatery, which is as hole-in-the-wall as they come. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. San Rafael locations: 811 Fourth St. 415.451.4765. 901 & 903 Lincoln Ave. 415.256.8903. Mill Valley location: 401 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

The William Tell House American & Italian. $$.

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

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

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

Busters Barbecue Barbecue. $. A very busy roadside destinationfor a reason. Its the hot sauce, available in two heats: regular and hot. And the hot, as the sign says, means hot! Lunch and dinner daily. 1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga. 707.942.5606.

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

Fazerratis Pizza. $-$$. Great pie, cool brews, the games always on. Great place for post-Little League. Lunch and dinner daily. 1517 W Imola Ave, Napa. 707.255.1188.

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

Gillwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade. Breakfast and lunch daily.

1313 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.1788.

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

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

Return of the Pie ManJohn Sabbatini says hes done just about everything in his 20 years as a chef and catererfrom a stint at Harrys Bar to a run as sous chef at the now-closed Noonans in Larkspur. These days hes working at An Affair to Remember, a big catering outfit in San Rafaeland, praise the Lord and pass the pepperoni, hes again making pizza in Bolinas.

His Pirate Pizza Tuesdays had been on hiatus, but Sabbatini recently returned to the kitchen at the Bolinas Community Center, to the delight of the people of Bolinas (including this writer).

I had a lot of people calling me, asking, Wheres the pizza? says Sabbatini, a Marin County native who worked in a Novato pizzeria as a 14-year-old. Its good to serve the community, he says. He serves the community with popular thin-crust pies such as the Island Heat, which features pineapples, pepperoni, garlic and jalapenos.

He cranks out up to 40 pies a night and offers it by the slice too.

Sabbatini started his business, Barbary Coast Bistro, several years ago with an emphasis on pizza and barbecue. Now hes exploring a Kickstarter campaign to finance his Barbary Coast Bistro mobile cooking truckor even a storefront pizza joint in Bolinas.

His vision for the truck, he says, includes organic sandwiches and tacos using locally sourced ingredients, along with the pizza. Im not looking to go fancy or high-end, says the 34-year-old. Ive done foie gras and filet mignon. Now Im interested in clean, wholesome, unpretentious food made with good ingredients.Tom Gogola

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S ONOMA CO UNTYAnnapolis Winery Decades before the cool Sonoma Coast became hot property, the Scalabrini family quietly planted their vineyards high above the coastal fog. Small, family-run, and a popular wedding spot; the Gewrz sells out fast. 26055 Soda Springs Road, Annapolis. Open daily. 707.886.5460.

Christopher Creek The tasting room is a small, wood-paneled anteroom stocked with bins of wine. There are no fountains, Italian tiles or anything not having to do directly with the business of sampling wines made on the premises. Chard and Cab shine. 641 Limerick Lane, Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am5pm. 707.433.2001.

Foppiano Vineyards Over 100 years old, Foppiano produces wines that can be described as simple but delicious. 12707 Old Redwood Hwy., Healdsburg. Open daily, 10am4:30pm. 707.433.7272.

Graton Ridge Cellars Formerly an apple shed beloved by regular customers who drove up to get juice and apples, this tasting room is clean and contemporary, with a bit of wine country art on the walls, and an apple dessert wine. The apples are not gone after all. 3561 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol. Daily, 10am4:30pm. $10. 707.823.3040.

Imagery Estate Winery Results from a 20-year collaboration between winemaker Joe Benziger and artist Bob Nugent. The concept: Commission unique artwork from contemporary artists for each release of often uncommon varietal wines. The wine gets drunk. The art goes on the gallery wall. Not so complicated. Count on the reds and plan to take a stroll down the informative varietal walk on the grounds. 14335 Hwy. 12, Glen Ellen. Summer hours,

SundayThursday, 10am4:30pm; FridaySaturday, 10am5pm. 707.935.4515.

MacPhail Family Wines Anderson Valley vineyards were something of a new frontier when James MacPhail set out. Now partnered with Hess Collection, MacPhail makes Pinot to reminisce about with each sip. 851 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg. By appointment only, MondaySaturday (opening in the Barlow Center, late 2014). Tasting fee, $10. 707.433.4780.

Nicholson Ranch (WC) Best known for its Chardonnays and a winery tour from the depths of the caves to the height of the propertys grandmother oak. 4200 Napa Road, Sonoma. Open daily, 11am6pm; tours by appointment. 707.938.8822.

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Why not take Olivet, and find some of the areas best Pinot Noir and old vine Zinfandel. Family-owned winery offers well-priced Pinot from its Olivet Lane vineyard in the barrel room; local St. George cheese yours for the munching. Tasting appointments can generally be arranged upon sticking ones head through the cellar door. 4055 West Olivet Road, Santa Rosa. Open 10:30am4:30pm by appointment. No fee. 707.545.8680.

Red Car Wine Co. Lay some track to the Gateway to Graton and take your palate on a ride with Boxcar Syrah and Trolley Pinot from Sonoma Coast vineyards. Next stop: Cte-Rtie on the way to Beaune. 8400 Graton Road, Sebastopol. Open daily, 10am-5pm. Tasting fee $10. 707.829.8500.

NAPA COU NTYCain Think you know about what food to pair with Napa Valley mountain grown

Cabernet Sauvignon? How about sake-marinated poached cod in a light broth? Yeah, it is different up here. 3800 Langtry Road, St. Helena. Tour and tasting by appointment only, MondayFriday, 10am and 11:30am; Saturday, 10am and noon. $35. 707.963.1616.

Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards Napa Valleys latest geotectonic eruption on Highway 29 is a stylish place to explore famous Chardonnay, Meritage blend and winery-exclusive Italian varietals. Hip but not too cool, the 30-year-old family winery surely has a sense of humor as well as sense of place. 677 S. St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. Open daily, 10am5pm. Tasting fees, $15$25. 707.967.8032.

Inglenook Vineyard Whats new at Inglenook? Very little. The iconic stone building, robed in green vines, appears exactly as it did in 1890. But thats news, and all thanks to owner Francis Ford Coppola. Still living up to Gustave Niebaums dream of fine wine to rival France, the once-beloved Inglenook is putting out the goods once again. 1991 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am5pm. Reservations for tour and tasting ($50) recommended; none required for bistro and exhibits. 707.968.1161.

Monticello Vineyards Thomas Jefferson had no success growing wine grapes; happily, the Corley family has made a go of it. Although winetasting is not conducted in the handsome reproduction building itself, theres a shaded picnic area adjacent. 4242 Big Ranch Rd., Napa. Open daily, 10am4:30pm. $15. 707.253.2802, ext. 18.

Quixote There is a sense of dignity to the colorful little castle that grows out of the landscape beneath the Stags Leap palisades, commensurate with the architects humanistic aspirations. 6126 Silverado Trail, Napa. By appointment. 707.944.2659.

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.

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Riesling RisingFunny meeting a noble grape like you in a place like thisBY JAMES KNIGHT

T he more I discover about Rieslingwhich is world-class not only in cool climates like Alsace and the Rhineland, but also in places like Clare Valley, Australia, where it stands nearly shoulder to shoulder with Shirazthe less I accept the conventional wisdom about why its lost favor in the North Coast. Here are some local surprises:

Gustafson 2013 Heritage Tree Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Riesling ($20) A nice, fresh style, smelling of powder-coated Aplets & Cotlets, lightly frozen, with flavors of zippy pineapple and pear.

Calder 2013 Napa Valley Riesling ($20) Sour lemon, melon rind with cashew nut, jasmine and Bartlett pear. From a dry-farmed, 50-year-old, half-acre block of Riesling vines in the middle of Cab-is-king Rutherford. Refreshing, but Id like to see one or two more Brix.

Trefethen 2013 Oak Knoll District Dry Riesling ($25) Elegant balance of melon-rind bitterness and pear and lime fruit, plus a subtle hint of mineral oil (Riesling may display an aroma similar to diesel fuelyet strangely attractiveespecially after aging). Hailey Trefethen says that this family favorite gets the full treatment: two picks and special yeasts. Ill bet two years will add to its appeal. Runner-up of the tasting.

Imagery Estate 2013 Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak Riesling ($24) A light apple rain from the clouds; fitting for this new mountain vineyard, where Malbec is also grown. Faint pear, faint honeysuckle and searing green grape acidity.

Chateau St. Jean 2013 Alexander Valley Riesling ($15) Pear candy, flowering vines, lime rind with a bite of white peach. Disciplined palate, fruity and crisp. winemaker Margo Van Staaveren confirms my suspicion that this bottlings residual sugar has been reduced in recent years.

Dutton-Goldfield 2013 Chileno Valley Vineyard Marin County Riesling ($30) The orchard is ripe, but what kind of fruit? Maybe fruit cocktail, the kind in cans, especially that peeled white grape. Both weighty and zingy, with apricot and bitter melon.

Weingut Edelweiss 2010 Fence Row Block Napa Carneros Riesling ($17.10) Holy Alsace. This voluptuous, haughty honey is the real deal, displaying a toastiness, mineral oil and lemon marmalade quality thats miles away from the others. Perhaps its unfair to include this with the 2013s, and I couldnt really taste it blind, as its hue is markedly deeper than the others. Nevertheless, I did not know what to expect from this ingenuously named small project from two industry denizens who wear their hearts on the bottles back label. (Theres a tally of how many relationship crises went into the bottle). But they hit it out of the park here. I can recommend all of the above wines, but this one stokes my hope for North Coast Riesling.

Full Speed AheadHow Sonic became the rst company to install residential gigabit ber internet in California BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE

residential gigabit ber internet service in California and is expanding into areas outside the North Bay. It survived the dotcom bust of 2001 and has made a name for itself as a champion of internet privacy. Not bad for a company founded by a guy who didnt nish high school.

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as long as Sonic. Dane Jasper and Scott Doty started Sonoma Interconnect, which was later shortened to Sonic, as Santa Rosa Junior College student employees in 1994. The company celebrates its 20th birthday this month.

For perspective, how about a timeline: earlier in 1994 Yahoo! had just launched; AOL would come online the following year; Google was four years away from existence; the iMac (1998) wasnt even a gleam in Steve Jobs eye; Napster and the debate of

No matter the contextboom, internet or videogame

hedgehogwhen the word sonic comes up, people think of speed.

As for Sonic.net, the Santa Rosabased internet provider, its growth hasnt been as fast as others, but its picking up steam 20 years after its founding. Sonic is the rst company to offer

internet piracy was still ve years away; Facebook friends had to wait 10 years before they could be approved; and the ubiquitous video site Youtube was still 11 years prenatal. Sonic found a market before there was a market, banking on the global shift that the internet would bring and getting in on the ground oor on their own terms.

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department, doing things like hooking up a computer lab to the campus network, loading drivers on staff machines so they could connect, says Jasper. Santa Rosa was also the rst community college in the state to offer internet access to students. But even then, internet trolls and identity thieves popped up now and again.

One of the customers was acting rudely in a chat room, says Jasper, and was cursing at people through text on the screen. Back then, I guess that was grounds for calling the school hosting the student, he says with a smile, back when the internet was a friendlier place.

This particular customer didnt seem the type who would act in this manner. It was discovered he was really a male high school student. Through that we learned that accounts had been sold on the black market, so to speaksort of a primitive identity theft. says Jasper. That was really what made me realize there was a commercial interest in internet access.

High School Dropout

At age 16, Jasper was done with high school. You could take a test for a certicate of high school prociency, Jasper says, so I didnt graduate. Then I went and worked. He took retail jobs not unfamiliar to teenagers, at places like RadioShack, Dominos and Software Etc., all the while maintaining his interest in computers and bulletin board systems (BBS), a kind of primitive internet network popular in the early 90s.

When I was a kid, I had run bulletin board systems. Then when I was 17, I got a job working for a guy who had an eight-line BBS, says Jasper. When he was 18, Jasper got a job helping students in SRJCs computer lab before moving on to installation, mainframe and networking projects.

Ive known Dane since the 90s, says Dale Dougherty,

a Sebastopol resident who started the nationwide Maker movement and founded MAKE magazine and Maker Faire. Dane is representative of a small independent ISP whos done really well by providing service and the kinds of support that people need, he says. Im always rooting for people like Dane to succeed.

Jaspers honesty and candor when speaking about issues that many other companies dare not wade into is admirable. He doesnt try to hide his business practices or opinions on issues in the industry. And he actually cares about his customers beyond just the bottom line.

Jasper was an outspoken critic of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) two years ago, in which the overreaching movie and music industries tried to pass legislation allowing for government takedowns of practically any site they chose, in order to curtail piracy. The legislation didnt pass, thanks to wide public outcry and opposition from companies like Sonic, Google, Microsoft and others. It was apparent that legislators pushing for SOPA didnt have enough technological knowledge to suggest such regulation, Jasper said in a 2012 interview on TechCrunch with Andrew Keen. I think the answer is to make content available fairly and broadly.

Regarding the current issue of net neutrality, Jasper himself has stayed fairly neutral. Its interesting to see the FCCs attempt to take on the issues surrounding network neutrality, and they have been a bit clumsy about it, he says. The public has reacted in an unprecedented way to them. That has, so far, included hundreds of thousands of letters, phone calls and emails to the FCC and a hilarious skewering by comedic news host

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by the FCCs announcement that it would allow internet service providers to create a fast lane and a slow lane for internet trafficin other words, to intentionally slow down connection speeds in order to charge customers and content providers, like Netix, more money for the same service. The worry is that service providers get so big that they can dictate the

terms at which content reaches those customers, says Jasper in a 2011 TWiT.tv interview with Triangulation host Leo Laporte. That could force customers to pay extra on both ends of the internet pipe. Isnt that frustrating?

This illustrates the problem with the FCCs plan: any ISP can choose to slow down or block content from any website it chooses, but can alleviate that congestion if a fee is paid. Its the same tactic the maa uses: Thats a pretty nice front window youve got on your store, there, it would be a shame if, I dunno, someone were to throw a brick through it. We can make sure that never happens if you pay us a protection fee.

This wouldnt be a problem if there were more than three nationwide options for internet service. Sonic is one of the largest independents outside of Comcast/Time Warner, AT&T and

Verizon, and its only available in 110 cities in California. Its good for Sonic if duopoly providers behave badly, says Jasper, who speaks methodically with pauses just short enough to avoid awkwardness.

The majority of Americans only have two or fewer choices for broadband internet, and the federal government doesnt foresee that changing much. The governments National Broadband Plan website explains that it sees Sonic as the

exception to the trend: Building broadband networksespecially wirelinerequires large xed and sunk investments. Consequently, the industry will probably always have a relatively small number of facilities-based competitors, at least for wireline service.

But Sonic signs up many new customers who are just fed up with the big threes shenanigans. Were an example of how

there can be more choices. You wouldnt

have a neutrality problem if you had a hundred Sonics, says Jasper. Availability of competitive access would solve the neutrality problem.

Privacy, PleaseIn 2011, Sonic fought a sealed

court order to hand over records of one of its customers to the federal government. Jacob Applebaum, a Sebastopol resident and Sonic customer, was involved in the Wikileaks case. The ght, which Sonic lost, made national news after Twitter successfully petitioned to have a similar seal lifted.

The orders to us in that case were, and are, under seal, says Jasper, so Im not permitted to comment on that case.

But even without comment, the statement made by Sonics action was loud and direct: we care enough about our customers privacy to ght federal requests

Internet Timeline1994 Sonic.net offers residential internet service

1994 Yahoo founded

1995 AOL launches, bringing dialup to the masses

1998 iMac released, launching Apples newest generation

1998 Google begins, and soon becomes a verb for internet search

1999 Napster brings internet piracy to dorm rooms

2005 Youtube starts delivering daily doses of cat videos

2008 Cloud computing era begins with Dropbox and others

in court. For a small company, that kind of statement makes waves, and for the past three years the Electronic Frontier Foundation has honored Sonic with a perfect score, the only ISP to receive such an honor. We will review every law enforcement order we receive, and we will ght those where it is warranted to do so, says Jasper. We have demonstrated a willingness to do that. We are not a refuge for criminals or pirates. My goal is to protect the rights and privacy of my law-abiding customers.

He points to Sonics size as a reason why this is possible. When youre a large internet access provider and you get 50 orders every day, you just have to minimize your cost of responding to those orders, whereas maybe we get one a week and we have the luxury of having a few moments to take the time and energy to look at each of these things critically.

But as Sonic growsits doubled in size in the past three years, an expansion to more than 200 employeesis that same commitment to privacy scalable? Jasper points to privacy commitments from large companies like Twitter, which

also received a perfect rating from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Google, which has publicly fought government requests for data on its users.

Speed of GrowthIn his 2012 TechCrunch

interview, Jasper is quite candid about his business costs. Internet transit is effectively too cheap to meter, with most money going to the interaction between us and customers, he says, adding that Sonic spends almost 20 times more on customer care than actual bandwidth. We make internet access; we make it out of ether. Its not a natural resource. And right now, Sonic is focusing on making that internet access a whole lot faster.

Heres a quick history of internet speeds: In 1995, the movie Hackers features a scene where the characters geek out over a 33.6 kilobits per second (kbps) modem in a laptop. In 1998, DSL was introduced over phone lines, with a whopping 1.5 megabits per second (mbps), 45 times faster than that impressive Hackers modem. Sonic and others currently offer speeds up to 20 mbps, 13 times

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faster than original DSL, for less than what dialup used to cost.

Fiber internet, which is what Sonic has installed in Sebastopol and Brentwood in eastern Contra Costa County, is 1 gigabit per second50 times faster than the current standard, and 29,250 times faster than the impressive 36.6 kbps from one year after Sonic was founded.

Maybe thats why Jasper has a bronze cast of a cheetah, the fastest land animal, in full stride as one of the few decorations in his office. That, and it looks really cool.

Google chose Sonic as the contractor to install the rst

residential gigabit ber service in California for its 2010 pilot program at Stanford University. Fiber is capable of much higher speeds than copper lines. Jasper couldnt comment much on the project, citing Googles privacy policies, but called it a great opportunity. Last year, Sonic installed gigabit ber in downtown Sebastopol, where 42 percent of the citys internet subscribers are Sonic customers, and is expanding this year to the outer reaches of the city.

Now its onward to Brentwood where Sonic has been digging up the streets and hanging cables in the air for a new ber infrastructure to be activated later this year. Then its on to other cities, possibly Santa Cruz, Berkeley or Ukiah, where Sonic also has a high subscriber rate. Parts of Santa Rosa could be next too, says Jasper.

In February, Google identied San Jose as one of nine cities as potential sites for installation of its Google Fiber network. When this news was shared on Sonics web forum, Jasper, who comments with some regularity, responded to the idea that it is a mixed blessing, since Sonic is currently installing ber in Brentwood and is looking to explore other cities in California. The bering of America is a decade-scale process, and there are plenty of communities to go around, he writes. Theyll build one, well build another, etc. Its a big task, and it makes sense that it will take multiple companies to achieve it.

Connection Speeds1995 33.6 kbps is blazing fast

1998 1.5 mbps DSL introducedgoodbye dialup!

2001 Telecom industry crashes because of slow adoption of DSL

2005 Cable internet offering speeds of 20 mbps gains popularity

2010 Google and Sonic install rst residential 1 gbps ber in U.S.

2014 Sonic and Google continue ber installations in high-density areas

SPEED IT UP Sonics ber-piped internet is 50 times faster than the current standard. Right now, its only available in Sebastopol, but a greater network in the North Bay and beyond is on the way.

COWBOY MAN Lyle Lovett & His Large

Band play July 20 at the Green Music Center.

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ENLIGHTENED ART Tashi Dhargyals thangka will hang in a Tibetan monastery when complete.

Patient PainterTibetan artist takes on ve-year task of creating a two-story scroll painting in Sebastopol BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE

working on one, he says; its a long processmuch like the 20-foot-tall traditional Tibetan thangka painting hes been working on for the past year in the studio, and which will take another four years to complete.

People pay attention to big things, he says.

One of the reasons the thangka master is painting on a large canvas, known as a thanbochi, is to raise awareness of the ancient art form. Dhargyal is the rst Tibetan artist to paint a thanbochi outside

of Tibet. I want people to see this art and learn about it, he says.

A thangka is a Buddhist scroll painting usually featuring a Tibetan Buddhist deity or a mandala. There are six stages to creating a thangka. First, an artist creates the grid, which is based on the height of the central gures eye. All other parts of the painting are based on increments of this measurement. It took Dhargyal two months to draw his thanbochi with this grid.

Second is shading the sky and

Tashi Dhargyal has big dreamslike, 300-square-foot-canvas dreams.

And hes making one a reality in his Sebastopol art studio.

At the Tibetan Gallery and Studio in Sebastopols Barlow retail district, Tibetan-born Dhargyal takes a rare break from painting to watch a World Cup match. Tibet doesnt have a team in the tournament, but the nation is

grass with mineral-based paint. The kind Dhargyal uses is hand-ground in India. Then comes the painting of solid colors, which is the stage Dhargyals massive masterpiece is in now. Next he will shade in all parts, giving the painting a three-dimensional look. After that is outlining the gures.

The nal steps are what pushes thangka paintings over the top and distinguishes them from cheap imitations. Solder-like gold is melted with animal glue over steam from tea, then painted on as embellishment. Finally, tiny details are etched into the painting with an agate stone.

A striking facet of thangka paintings is their standard appearance. There are set measurements laid out in books detailing the art form, and the idea of artists signing their names to their work is relatively new. This is a totally unique composition, but it is completely correct, Dhargyal says about his thanbochi.

When the thanbochi is completed, it will tour museums before heading to its permanent home in a Tibetan monastery. But in the mean time, it will remain on display in Sebastopol while being being completed.

The Sebastopol transplant learned his craft at the Institute of Tibetan Thangka Art in India, which was founded on a request from the Dalai Lama and which has since been turned into a nonprot dedicated to preserving the art form. The gallery sells pieces from artists at the school, and does not take a commission on the sales.

A lecture by Nicholas Egan on the Buddhas life story illustrated by a 300-year-old thangka from the Dalai Lamas personal collection takes place at the gallery on Wednesday, July 23. 6770 McKinley St. #130, Sebastopol. 7pm. $20. 707.509.3777.

Arts IdeasNicolas Grizzle

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London CallingEnjoy Broadway alfresco in Glen Ellen BY DAVID TEMPLETON

As the show begins, the sun sets over the hillside vineyard

visible just beyond the stage. By the time it all ends, the moon has fully risen over the makeshift outdoor theater.

While the main draw of Transcendence Theatre Companys annual Broadway Under the Stars shows in Jack London State Park are the Broadway performers, the obvious co-star of the series is the setting itself.

If One Singular Sensation, the exceptional two-weekend-long revue that kicked off the summers lineup of song-and-dance extravaganzas, is any indication of things to come this summer, then Transcendence Theatre Company has denitely hit its stride. Its quite

HIGH NOTES Broadway Under the Stars is back for another summer season at Jack London State Park.

amazing what these performers can pull off using a bare stage, very few props (some stools and chairs, notebooks, a bowler hat or two), and no fancy stage effectsthough incorporating real horses into a performance of Fugue for Tinhorns, from Guys and Dolls, came pretty close to being a special effect.

After three full seasons, artistic director Amy Miller demonstrates that she still has plenty of tricks up her sleeve. Though each show follows the same basic road map25 or so tunes from Broadway shows performed in different congurations by a company of about 15the choice of songs and the clever way Miller arranges, interprets and choreographs the numbers just keeps getting better.

Of course, repeat audiences are beginning to notice certain traditions beginning to evolve, from Millers opening recitation of Jack Londons famous meteor quote, to the inclusion of one or two non-Broadway songs (things like Bye Bye Blackbird and How Can I Keep from Singing?) presented in surprising waysand at least one clever, comedic cameo by co-executive director Brad Surosky.

There is also a sense of consistency to the way the ever-changing (many of whom takes breaks from Broadway and L.A. careers to perform at Jack London) always includes a few regulars. Stephan Stubbins (the other co-executive director), with his solidly dramatic performances that swing from hilarious to heartbreaking, is a consistent local favorite, along with the amazing singer-songwriter Carrie Manolakis, the superb Lexy Fridell and the always-surprising Leah Sprecher.

Though specic shows change titles and tunes throughout the season, one thing can be counted on every time: Broadway Under the Stars is among the North Bays best, most entertaining onstage theatrical experiencesinside or outside an actual theater.

Rating (out of 5): +++++

Broadway Under the Stars runs throughout the summer at Jack London State Park. 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen. transcendencetheatre.org.

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Bad MatchDirector Rob Reiner falters in And So It Goes BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

GET OFF MY LAWN Michael Douglas plays Oren Smith, a rich jerk in Rob Reiners herky-jerky And So It Goes.

Seeing Michael Douglas, looking healthy enough as high-end real estate agent Oren Smith, is the beauty part of And So It Goeshe seems to

have made it through the cancer scare. Yet this lm doesnt do a cast of elders many favorsfar less an elderly audience. Michael Andrus blatant script, and the startlingly insensitive shifts of mood by director Rob Reiner, keep us detached from Smiths semi-problems.

We rst see Smith in a blue seersucker suit, driving a white Mercedes convertible in the sailboat-ridden coastal outlands of Connecticut. Like the aging Clint Eastwood, Smiths rst thought is of the sanctity of his lawn: he shoots a rottweiler who is about to foul it right in the butt with a paint gun.

But times are changing. Smith is a widower with a tombstone to talk to. Pesky ethnics want to buy his mansion, and his screw-up son is going to jail and leaving behind a granddaughter (Sterling Jerins): Shes probably Guatemalan, Smith worries. Taking up residence in an apartment building he owns, Smith gets tangled up with Leah (Diane Keaton), an emotional wreck of a nightclub singer.

Its hard for those of us whove been with Keaton since the beginning to evaluate the lm fairly. Weve seen her go from young and ditzy to old and dotty. What does she see in Smith, the opinionated chauvinist, besides his proximity?

The gears grind, especially when Reiner tries to leave the gauze behind to treat the plight of Smiths son. We have, in progression, the rottweiler humping an oversized stuffed animal, a junkie mother wailing for her child, and then a cut to a carnival ride in mid-whirl.

And So It Goes is the same rom-com Reiner has been making since When Harry Met Sally. And it still rubs the wrong way. Reiner is not a comedic director recalling a classic style; hes an insistent matchmaker shoving two characters together.

And So It Goes opens July 18 at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.522.0718.

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Take It OutsideNapas porches play host to live music BY CHARLIE SWANSON

It began when a friendly East Coast vs. West Coast debate turned to

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friends were comparing regional architecture, when East Coast native Louisa Hufstader pointed out the lack of porches on the West Coast. She shared her experience with Porchfest in Ithaca, N.Y., a live-music phenomenon that was something of a local secret.

Thats when the friends decided to start Napa Porchfest. Now in its fourth year, the ever-expanding event expects thousands of visitors throughout the afternoon of Sunday, July 27.

We have so much amazing talent in Napa Valley, says cofounder Rachael Clark. This is a way to celebrate local architecture and local music.

PORCH PLAYERS Porchfest will feature a hundred musical acts.

This years free event boasts no less than a hundred musical acts appearing on 50 stages in the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Napa. This years lineup is more eclectic than ever, and in addition to the staple of well-loved local jam bands and acoustic acts on hand will be funk, rock and pop bands from around the North Bay.

Maps and schedules are available online at napaporchfest.org, but here are some ideas to get you started:

Napa singer-songwriter Kristen Van Dyke performs her folk pop in front of City Winery at 1030 Main St. with surf rock band the Deadlies. Hometown indie rockers the Radio Effect will be playing their melodic, driving and emotive music in front of the Napa Landmarks building at 1219 First St.

Hip-hop bassist and lyricist Elwin G. Williams III, aka Darealworldsound, lays down a funky, dynamic groove on the Santos porch on Juarez Street. There is also the swamp blues of Graveyard Boots, the post-folk of Trebuchet, the old-time Appalachian sounds of the Pickle Creek String Band, even the ethereal electro-pop of Napas own Magnanimous, all on deck for an afternoon of endless options.

The large, picturesque houses that host the music are within walking distance, and bikes are more than welcomed. The city of Napa is co-sponsoring the event this year, assisting in the logistics of street closures and ensuring a safe environment to stroll from house to house. Food trucks, a popular addition last year, will again be on hand at the library, as well as an open stage for impromptu performances.

This year the Porchfest folks are interested in spreading the love. Clark and the other founders envision a scenario where other North Bay towns adopt their own porchfest events, and theyre offering help to get them organized. Until then, Napa remains an ideal setting for the communal spirit of this years popular event.

Napa Porchfest happens on Sunday, July 27, throughout Napa. 16pm. Free. Maps and more info at napaporchfest.org.

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY

A Grand NightAn evening of piano solos from classical to ragtime. Jul 23, 7pm. $12. Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

Lyle Lovett & His Large BandThe stellar storyteller and his talented ensemble perform. Jul 20, 7:30pm. $25-$45. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

MARIN COUNTY

The FixxThe Fixx performs a Total Request Live Show where the fans will get to vote in advance on the set list. Jul 19, 9pm. $34-$37. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

HapaHawaiian supergroup performs as part of the Summer Nights Outdoor Music Festival. Jul 19, 7pm. $22-$25. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Louis LandonThe Pianist for Peace plays his joyful compositions. Jul 20, 4pm. $20. Dance Palace, Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

NAPA COUNTY

Kenny LogginsChart-topping artist plays with the Blue Sky Riders. Jul 20, 8pm. $65-$95. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Rich RobinsonThe singer and songwriter tours in support of his new solo album. Jul 19, 8pm. $20-$35. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Clubs & Concerts

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Brixx PizzeriaJul 19, Ian Franklin and Infinite

Frequency. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.766.8162.

Cloverdale PlazaJul 18, Mingo Fishtrap. Cloverdale boulevard between First and Second street, Cloverdale.

Cornerstone SonomaJul 18, Clay Bell. 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010.

DArgenzio WineryJul 17, Under the Radar. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.280.4658.

Downtown Guerneville PlazaJul 17, Rockin the River with the Poyntlyss Sistars. 16201 First St, Guerneville.

Epicurean ConnectionJul 18, Keady Phelan. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.

Flamingo LoungeJul 18, Mustache Harbor. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

French GardenJul 18, Haute Flash Quartet. Jul 19, New Skye Band. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Gaias GardenJul 16, Celtic Session. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.

Guerneville LibraryJul 19, SwingStreet. 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

Hopmonk SebastopolJul 17, Afrolicious. Jul 18, Free Peoples and Dgiin. Jul 19, La Mandanga. Jul 20, Marleys Ghost. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Hopmonk SonomaJul 18, the Hellhounds. Jul 19, Dan Martin. Jul 20, Craig Corona. Wed, Open Mic. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel HealdsburgJul 19, Noam Lemish Trio with Peter Barshay and Alex Aspinal. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Ives ParkJul 16, Uncle Wiggly and Solid Air. Jul 23, Lost Dog Found. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.

Jack London State ParkJul 17, Acoustic Soul. 2400

London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.

Lagunitas Tap RoomJul 16, Royal Dueces. Jul 17, Lee Howards Musical Universe. Jul 18, Kathleen Grace and Fleeting Heart. Jul 19, the Sorentinos. Jul 20, Aint Misbehavin. Jul 23, Stony Point. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Little Vineyards Family WineryJul 17, 5pm, Blended Bands with Hillary Wicht and Clifford Goldmacher. 15188 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. 707.996.2750.

Live Musicians Co-OpJul 18, Ska/Reggae Jamz. Jul 19, Suffokate. 925 Piner Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.8845.

Long Meadow Ranch WineryJul 20, Holly Williams. 738 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.4555.

Lounge at La RosaJul 23, the Hots. 500 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.3663.

Main Street StationJul 17, Vernelle Anders. Jul 18, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. Jul 20, Kit Mariahs Open Mic Night. Jul 22, Willie Perez. Jul 23, Greg Hester. Mon, Gypsy Cafe. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc Ts BullpenJul 18, DJ Samemo. Jul 19, Wileys Coyotes. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Murphys Irish PubJul 18, the Cork Pullers. Jul 22, Kyle Martin Band. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Occidental Center for the ArtsJul 18, Kacey Jones. Jul 19, Bastille Day with Un Deux Trois and La Guinguette. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.542.7143.

Petaluma LibraryJul 16, 11am, Thiessen Brothers. 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.9801.

Phoenix TheaterJul 19, Suffokate. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

QuincysJul 18, Z & the Bend