ALWAYS FREE Lighthouse Peddler Issue #187 May 2017 (707) 684-1894 www.thelighthousepeddler.net Let’s Rumble! Te Film “Rumble” Helps Launch Te 2017 Mendocino Film Festival Te Mendocino Film Festival is one of those profound, essential, and$until now$missing events that we cherish. Given the size of the chapter in the history of American music: its In- artist community in northern California, it digenous infuence. Te title (and title track) is a seems obvious to many of us that Mendocino classic of the American Rock ’n Roll genre, yet, is the perfect place for a flm festival. Now in few know the true story behind the iconic song its 12th year, the and its creator, festival continues Link Wray. to give locals and Rumble features visitors a chance music icons Char- to get a peek into ley Paton, Mil- the flmmaking dred Bailey, Link process and, more Wray, Jimi Hen- importantly, see drix, Jesse Ed Da- some wonderful vis, Bufy Sainte- new flms. One of Marie, Robbie those new flms is Robertson, Randy Rumble, screen- Castillo, and oth- ing Friday, June 2 at Crown Hall in Mendocino. ers, and shows how these talented Native musi- Te event, beginning at 8:00pm, includes a live cians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. performance by the Steven Bates Band. As if that’s not enough, Rumble also features Rumble is a 2017 Sundance selection, but more importantly, the flm tells the story of a Cont’d on Page 14 Mar Vista: Cotages, Ponds, Chickens, Goats, and A Redwood Forest. National Teatre Live from London Oh. Did I mention Tom & Renata And Teir Passion For Te Place? Saturday, May 20 Hedda Gabler By Henrik Ibsen Moving to the Mendocino coast a decade ed their time, energy, creativity, and money dents, when Tom and Renata arrived at Mar ago I embraced a 'population reality'. Tere into creating dozens of one-of-a-kind over- Vista they knew it was the start of the next National Teater Live consistently brings are people here"perhaps a majority"who night options. One of those options is Mar chapter. But so was Mar Vista. Like buying fresh productions of classic material, and were born and raised in Mendocino County. Vista Cotages. a home, you discover all of the things that Hedda Gabler is no diferent. Ibsen’s been But it turns out that a great number of our Mar Vista is spread out over 9 acres, but need to be done, paint, nails, sprucing up, gone for more than a century but his work “locals” are from some- just the same you could and so on. Inevitably it’s always the “and so- endures. Hedda Gabler will be presented where else. drive right by and miss this on” that separates the starry-eyed wannabes at Arena Teater on Saturday May 20 at Te population of Men- delight. Te bulk of the land from those with a real grasp on reality. But 1:00pm. docino County hasn’t sweeps up from the high- they carefully addressed each element; it’s a According to Hedda, ”I’ve no talent for grown appreciably in the way, and as you turn into small miracle that all of the cotages were all life." Just married. Bored already. Hedda last twenty years. For many the long driveway you may saved. longs to be free... Hedda and Tesman have of us living along Men- notice the vegetable and And happily that didn’t mean guting the just returned from their honeymoon and the docino County's south fower garden on your lef, old and remaking the new. For example, in relationship is already in trouble. Trapped coast that statistic isn’t re- and the fresh egg-supplying one of the cotages we visited, you immedi- but determined, Hedda tries to control those ally a bad thing. Since the chickens on your right. By ately notice the rustic charm. More impor- around her, only to see her own world un- vast majority of the coun- the time you pass the gar- tantly, ‘rustic’ is not a euphemism for dated, ravel. ty’s population lives on dens, glass house, and arrive musty, or drab. To the contrary, the empha- Tony Award-winning director Ivo van the north coast and inland at the ofce sis was on charm. And with Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young along Highway 101, our you may not fully equipped kitchens you Vic Teatre) returns to National Teatre Live south-coast quality-of-life have no- can prepare your own break- screens with a modern production of Ibsen's reaps some benefts. Te nearest freeway is ticed the campfre, barbecue fast including fresh eggs masterpiece. some 80 driving-miles east of our coast, on grills, ponds, and Adirondack from Mar Vista’s chickens. Te title role in "Hedda Gabler" has been the other side of some serious hills, and ac- chairs. And the forest. Forest? Visitors fnd that the cotages performed by everyone from Ingrid Berg- cessed by roads that sometimes seem like More on that later. are exceptionally clean and man to Cate Blanchet. Now, Ruth Wilson they haven’t seen a complete repaving since Te self-described stew- welcoming; perfect for a real (Luther, Te Afair, Jane Eyre) plays the the county was formed in 1850. ards of Mar Vista, Renata and Tom Dorn, getaway. And so are they all. title role in a new version by Patrick Marber Mendonoma is a name that refects a arrived here seventeen years ago. Tey met Within the property there is plenty to (Notes on a Scandal, Closer). Tickets: $18 description of our unique location along some years before that while atending col- keep you from thinking about the outside general, $5 youth (18 and under), available the north coast of Sonoma County and lege in Spain. Tom’s background was fnan- world. Tere is Mar Vista’s quiet sanctuary. online at www.arenatheater.org. the south coast of Mendocino County. cial consulting for businesses and local gov- Follow the path for 10 feet from the south- And those escaping or visiting discover the ernments, while Renata’s was steeped in the eastern corner and you'll fnd you’ve entered unique beauty of the Pacifc coast along this hospitality business. You might say that she Mar Vista’s own Redwood Forest. You can eighty-mile stretch of California’s Highway was born (perhaps re-born) for Mar Vista, continue down to the river or just enjoy the One; from Jenner (near the mouth of the having worked with hotels and inns with af- peace and quiet of the forest itself. Russian River) north to the Navarro River, fliations like the Four Seasons hotel chain Returning to the heart of Mar Vista’s nine Highway One is one of the most beautiful and the Relais & Chateaux group. Anyone acres, you can take time to stop and visit drives you’ll make in North America. Tose who’s stayed with these two brands (or simi- with the chickens. who come to visit will fnd plenty to do. And lar groups) know that success is rooted in an Tey usually seem when staying overnight, almost every room absolute atention to detail. Every detail. perfectly willing to is local. Tat is, local owners who’ve invest- Like so many other south coast resi- listen to anyone im- part their views on politics, history and the arts. Regardless mendoViné of the topic, I guar- What You’ve Been antee they’ll listen Waiting For. to you, although a response may not be forthcoming. Stand- ing next to one of the ponds you quickly see from the reeds and wildlife that this entire property is truly an oasis. Guests can gather with friends or family, perhaps by the warmth of a fre, or the aroma of a barbecue A cozy spot to enjoy local grill. Or you can sit (or curl up) in one of wine, beer, coffee, tea& those comfortable Adirondack chairs and delicious savoury bites. watch the Pacifc Ocean sunset or get into a Serving INDIAN dinner at 6:30 PM on 5/11. good book. Tom and Renata know how to please their guests. Featuring Chris Doering Guitar Solo on May 5th @ 6:30 PM for Te Mendonoma Coast is an amazing Gualala Whale & Jazz Festival place to visit and recharge your bateries. Free Wi-Fi And Mar Vista is just one of our many places Thu-Sat • 6pm - 9pm 39145 So. Hwy One, to do just that. And they're pet friendly too. Gualala, CA 95445 • (707) 896-2650
Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk
215 Main 4 KZYX 19 I'm ready for my May fowers . . . . Action Network 12 Litle Green Bean 3 Te fascinating story of Native American voices and Rock 'n Roll. (Cover). Anchor Bay Store 11 Lof, Te 14 Get to know Renata and Tony, and a land known as Mar Vista. (Page 2). Arena Frame 13 Mar Vista 3 National Teater Live from London presents Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. (Page 2). Arena Pharmacy 16 Mateel Community Center back cover A list of our advertisers is here. Really, Here. (Page 3). Arena Market and Cafe 14 McCann, Peter P.T. 17 Bodies of Work is all about a two-woman show at Gualala Arts. (Page 4). Arena Tech Center 18 Mendo Viné 2 Aging in Place is a workshop at Gualala Arts. (Page 4). Arena Teater 6, 19 Mendocino Film Festival front cover Poet Brian Kirven is the center of atention at Tird Tursday Poetry. (Page 5). Arf Feed and Pet 16 MTA 17 Gualala Arts Auto Show & Derby. Register Now! (Page 5). B Bryan Preserve 2 Ofce Source 15 Author Peg Alford Pursell is the center of atention May 7. Read about it now. (Page 6). Banana Belt Properties 19 Oz Farm 18 Te Artists At Albatross Reach return for a concert on May 29. (Page 6). Bed and Bone 7 Phillips Insurance 16 Te Itals have a positive vibe. Reggae returns to Arena Teater. (Page 7). Cove Cofee 18 Pier Chowder House & Tap Room 10 Seed to Salve is a homegrown event at local Windy Hollow Farm. (Page 7). Denise Green 9 Point Arena Light Station 7 Opera superstar Renee Fleming gives her last operatic performance. And you can Dream Catcher Interiors 15 Red Stella 13 watch her bow out. Really. (Page 7). Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 10 Redwood Coast Chamber of Com. 9 Get your moon update. (Page 7). Garcia River Casino 11 Rollerville Cafe 5 Like your art outdoors? Gualala Arts has just the festival for you. (Page 8). Green Room, Te 8 Roots 13 Wine tasting and an auction? A delightful combination? Find out (Page 8). Gualala Arts 5 Sea Trader, Te 8 Karin Uphof returns with this month's Words On Wellness. (Page 9). Gualala Building Supply 16 Sonoma Clean Power 20 Local writer, cartoonist, and historian Steve Olif historical stuf. (Page 9). Gualala Supermarket 6 Transformational Bodywork 9 Te Sudoku answers are here. (Page 9). Heasling Arts and Massage 17 Uneda Eat 10 Our Audubon treasure of the month is about the Hermit Trush. (Page 9). Ignacio Health Insurance Services 4 Village Bootery 11 In case you missed three not to be missed flms, they're at Arena Teater. (Page 10). Jaspar Brady 4 Wellness On Te Coast 4 Te Dolphin Gallery re-spells Magykal Tynkyng for a May 6 opening. (Page 11). KGUA 14 Zen House Motorcycles 8 Te Greater Farallones Association wants some answers. Want to help? (Page 11). KTDE 18 Te Moat Creek Taco Feast is this month. (Page 11). David Stefen looks at Creativity. Or did someone else already do that? (Page 12). Guitarist Jimi James returns to Garcia River Casino May 27. Lucky for us. (Page 12). Te Coastal Singers and In Te Mix give a Spring concert. (Page 13). Jazzin' 3 is will be back at Te Sea Ranch Lodge. Come hear. (Page 13). Nicola Auckland returns with her book review. (Page 13). Read the Peddler Online- Learn about a CSA from some farmers who know all about it. (Page 14). Its Free & In Full Color! Sign up for the Sketchbook Journaling Workshop. (Page 14). Mitch McFarland is here with another bit of Scutlebut. (Page 15). www.thelighthousepeddler.net Te new Sudoku puzzle is here. (Page 15). Find out more about the Mendocino Film Festival. Tere's a lot going on. (Page 16). Another evening tour is planned at Point Arena Lighthouse. (Page 17). Te voice and sax of Bluesman Terry Hanck are at Arena Teater. (Page 17). Tere's a lot going on at Garcia River Casino. See our list. (Page 17). Issue #187 May 2017 Te crossword is here with all the clues. (Page 18). See our beautiful county on the way to the Summer Arts and Music Festival. (Page 19). Whales and Waves is here for its encore performance. (Page 19). Lighthouse Peddler Our thanks to contributors, Nicola Auckland, Mitch McFarland, Blake More, Paula Ray Power, David Stefen, and Karin Uphof. Dolly Stefen: Publisher, Production Mgr. David Stefen: Editor [email protected]
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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Bodies of Work: Carolyne Singer and Sieglinde Fels NPR and Public Radio: A Two-Woman Show Inspired by Bodies and Friendship Local News and Weather, plus Opening Reception: Friday, May 5. Exhibit remains through, May 29 Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Sonoma artists Sieglinde Fels and Car- For artist Sieglinde Fels of the Sonoma All Things Considered, The World, olyne Singer share the space of the Bur- Coast, inspiration comes from many sources. On The Media, TED Radio, net Gallery in the May exhibit “Bodies of Perhaps it’s something she read or some- Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, 215 Work” at Gualala Arts thing she heard on Center. the radio. But what- This American Life, BBC News, n Te opening recep- ever it is, Fels says, it is The Takeaway, Democracy Now, a i tion, with wine and something that rings and more. appetizers, is Friday, true. “It can reside in -IN POINT ARENA- KZYX: FM Radio m May 5, 5 p.m. to 7 a fragment of paper p.m. and is free. Te or a profound experi- 90.7 • 91.5 • 88.1 exhibit will remain on ence. Trough making www.kzyx.org BEER•WINE•FOOD display through Mon- art, I am atempting to LIVE ENTERTAINMENT day, May 29. say something. If the Your Favorite Programs Are Te artists also will piece speaks for itself, Closer Than You Think: host a “Conversation I have succeeded.” 707-882-3215 with the Artists” on Most recently, Fels On The Radio Saturday, May 20, has been casting paper Online from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. pulp into molds and to share their art mak- layering paper over On Demand ing processes and the forms to fabricate On Your iPhone importance of their mutual, creative sup- what she calls “pulp icons.” port. Tis event is also free. Singer said Transformation, theater, humor and color they will bring molds, preliminary sketch- are at the heart of Singer’s work. She has es, material samples, etc., and answer ques- shown sculpture work in one-woman shows tions about their work. at Quicksilver Mine Tey hope to make Company in Guernev- their art accessible ille and her abstract oil and encourage others pastels at Quercia Gal- to be creative, Singer lery in Duncans Mills. said. “My family made Singer and Fels have things,” Singer says. been working to- “My paternal grandfa- "A bone to the dog is not charity. gether more than ther was a stone sculp- 40 years, collaborat- tor and woodworker, Charity is the bone shared with ing through art, life my mother an expert the dog, when you are just as challenges and cel- seamstress, my father hungry as the dog." ebrations in the rural, a mechanic and wood- coastal community of worker. My brothers Jack London (1876 - 1916) Sonoma. Both artists and I grew up comfort- use unconventional able with the creative materials in eccentric ways, exploiting process.” common materials and using what is at hand. Aging In Place, Te “Personal Legacy” Workshop At Gualala Arts, Tursday May 18 Te “Personal Legacy” workshop will be your life. Local flm maker and resident Jim NEW CONVENIENT presented by the community group “Aging Yager will use his extensive interviewing and in Place” Tursday, May 18, 2017, 1 p.m. to storytelling experience to help participants OFFICE LOCATION 3 p.m. Sign up by May 12, 2017. Cost is $25, come up with questions for themselves that KEEP plus $5 afer May 12 sign up deadline. will be the most revealing in terms of who 35512 S. Hwy 1, Anchor Bay Te presentation, Personal Legacy is ask- they are as individuals and how they would CALM Across the street from the ing the participant, “How do I want to be like to be thought of in their relationships AND CALL Anchor Bay Store known? Remembered?” Tis workshop will with others. explore relationship building with those clos- How these relationships are built and then HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS HEALTH VANESSA est to you, your workplace relationships and maintained will infuence how people come your relationship with yourself. How to paint to know you and remember you. Are you INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, & SMALL BUSINESS & SMALL FAMILY, INDIVIDUAL, a self-portrait through relationships and self- thought of as kind? Loving? Clever? Serious? Get Covered, Now! awareness. Call the Gualala Arts Center at 707-884- Andrew Steiger, Licensed Clinics Social 1138 to sign up for a workshop or to contrib- [email protected] 0K08156 | 0H53499 Worker with RCMS, will discuss building ute an idea for a workshop or to be a work- and maintaining relationships throughout shop docent. Pg 4 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 West Marin Poet Brian Kirven At Gualala Arts presents Te Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz Reading, May 18 9th Annual Auto Show and Derby Gualala by Blake More Saturday, July 15. Register Early! Arts SINCE 1961 On Tursday, May 18, at 7:30pm Te Tird house over Tomales Bay in Marshall, Califor- Do you own a special car? Does it have 707.884.1138 Tursday Poetry & Jazz Reading Series at 215 nia, where he landed in West Marin in 1996 a name? Well, it’s not too early to register GualalaArts.org Main in Point Arena will feature West Marin afer traveling the length and width of the it for the 9th Annual Auto Show at Gualala 46501 Old State Hwy Gualala, CA poet Brian Kirven. Te reading will begin Americas by motorcycle. Arts Center happening Saturday, July 15, with live improv jazz and an open mic with Of Shorelines, ex Marin poet laureate Prar- 10:00am to 4:00pm. Registration forms can Opening Receptions jazz improv; the reading will conclude with tho Sereno writes: “Poet and world-traveler be downloaded at GualalaArts.org or picked Fri. 5/5 Bodies of Work 5-7 pm more live improv jazz. Brian Kirven invites us on the unsetling Carolyne Singer & Sieglinde Fels up in person at Gualala Arts Center. Burnett Gallery Brian Kirven is a published poet, poetry journey of staying put. Vowing to “see one Registration fee is $40 per vehicle and Deep Time An Art Odyssey Gretchen Butler and Spanish teacher and radio announcer place with freshly changing perspectives,” includes an event T-Shirt, show poster and GSFF Elaine Jacob Foyer & Mohr Mezzanine who has lived in West Marin for twenty years. he stays home"which, lucky for us, means a dash plaque. Additional shirts can be or- He received his B.A. in Film Writing from San wandering some of the most stunning wild Sat. 5/6 Dolphin Gallery 5-7 pm dered with the entry for $20 each, tax in- The Art of Magykal Thynkyng Francisco State University, and holds Masters coastline of the Pacifc Rim. Kirven is fercely cluded. Shirts will be sold for $25 the day of Leslie Moody-Cresswell of Arts in Spanish from Sonoma State Uni- total in his quest, his vision trained on what is GSFF and Anne Vernon the show. Tis show will not be juried, but it Dolphin Hours 10 am- 4 pm, Wed-Mon versity and the University of Granada, Spain. real and true. And in his presence we fnd the will be judged and trophies will be awarded. His work has appeared in Te Bolinas Hear- courage to give ourselves to our own “inward Fri/ 5/12 Korbel Champagne 5 pm Class trophies include Judges’ Awards, Peo- Preview say News, Te Kerf, Iron Springs Review, swimming seas.” Tese sometimes playful, & ple’s and Ladies’ Choice, among others. Sat 5/13 33rd Annual Wine 3 pm California Quarterly, Inverness Almanac, San sometimes starkly beautiful poems deliver Entries are being accepted on a frst-come, Tasting & Auction Diego Annual and others. A California Poet us to a world “born of sea and fre and sand frst-served basis with only 100 total to be $25 in advance in the Schools from West Marin elementary and sapphire,” where mysterious clues are re- entered. All registration forms must be re- plus $5 day of schools to Marin Juvenile Hall, Brian has vealed"the litle fsh at our feet, for example, ceived at Gualala Arts Center by June 15 in Sun. 5/14 LocalEyes Presents: 2 pm also been a radio programmer on the music turn out to be “liquid shooting stars.” order to receive an event T-Shirt as part of The Coastal Singers and spoken word oriented program “Learn- Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz is supported $10 in XBDBQQFMMB the entry. Entries will be accepted afer the advance *OUIF.JY ing Curve” on KWMR radio in Point Reyes by Te Tird Tursday Poetry Group, many June 15 deadline but will not include a shirt anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. Sat. & Sun 10 am-5 pm Station, California. A great many poets have in the packet. Fine Arts Fair through a grant it has received from Te James 5/27-5/28 free appeared on his program, including David 20+ Vendors Irvine Foundation. Meltzer, Jane Hirschfeld, Brenda Hillman face Fish Tacos live painting!Homemade Ice Cream sic and Clark Coolidge. Sandwiches mu Brian has organized Spanish-language Mon. 5/29 LocalEyes Presents... 1 pm ROAR (“Reach Out and Read”) poetry read- Artists at Albatross Reach ings in West Marin, and in 2005-6 he helped $20 in advance coordinate a quarterly community poetry se- Weya plus $5 day of ries at Point Reyes Books. He has made mul- Weya – Coast Miwok Purchase advance tickets at tiple appearances to read at Stockstill House, BrownPaperTickets.com, a home for seniors in Point Reyes Station. In for life force or spirit. 1.800.838.3006 or at Gualala Arts Along the western bay shore Center or Dolphin Gallery 7*4*5 addition, Brian brought the poetry transla- Part of the fun still in the planning stages (6"-"-""35403('03%&5"*-4 tion educational program Poetry Inside Out, steadied effortless for this year includes a month-long “Cruise pen 10 am – 4 pm weekdays as part of the Center for the Art of Transla- hand on submerged log, 0 Our Local Businesses” passport campaign Noon – 4 pm weekends tion in San Francisco, to West Marin School I watch from the kayak, wherein people pick up a card from par- for fve years. an osprey on a Bishop pine ticipating local restaurants and shops and Brian is the author of Shorelines: A Trav- watching the water. receive a card stamp or punch from each eler Comes Home to the Tide Zone, a book Lanny Pinola’s passing yesterday, business they visit. Te day of the car show, of poems and poetic prose inspired by water- newspaper picture people will be awarded rafe tickets for their ways that explores the overlap between long, to meet mind’s eye, flled up passport cards. Tere will be exten- open-ended travels and his residence in a Miwok spirit of Tomales Bay — sive rafe prizes worth thousands of dollars.
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Te Four-Eyed Frog Hosts Author Peg Alford Pursell Artists at Albatross Reach And Her Book "Show Her A Flower", Sunday, May 7 Finale Concert May 29
Everyone is invited to Four-Eyed Frog these feeting moments is enough to convey Curators and founders of Artists at Alba- Books for a lively conversation with Peg a full history; these are stories to be savored tross Reach Jennifer Beatie, a mezzo-sopra- Alford Pursell, as she shares her new and considered one at a time. no from Philadelphia and Adam Marks, a book, Show Her a Flower, A Bird, A Shad- Pursell opens the collection with “Day of pianist from New York City, annually invite ow. Her book is a collection of hybrid prose the Dead,” an invocation that establishes a artists from varying felds and communities and micro-fctions with praise from Margot heavy tone. Juxtaposing her childhood mem- to collaborate and create new works at a re- ories of the holiday with her adult grief, the Livesey, Antonya Nelson, Joan Silber, Peter treat space on Te Sea Ranch. arenatheater.org Orner and others. Pursell will be at the store narrator says, “[n]ow I have my own dead and Tis year’s artists performing with Beatie on Sunday, May 7 at 3:00pm. no sweet bread, hot wax, or tequila to lure and Marks include Conrad Freiburg, strings May 2017 them, no fancy papel picado. Te dead come Pursell is a writer, editor, teacher, literary and sculpture; Jon Irabagon, saxophones; The Itals community builder, and all-around good anyway.” (3) Childhood assumptions give Zach Pulse, oboe and English horn; Adam egg. Her stories and poems have appeared in way to real adult pain. Tis establishes one Tendler, piano; and Jen- Saturday May 27 9 PM Permafrost, the Los Angeles Review, Forklif of the central ideas of Pursell’s work: adults nifer Woodrum, clarinet. Arena Theater's Ohio, Joyland Magazine, 100 Word Story, and do not see children as they see themselves; Tis eclectic jamboree Summer Theater Camp many other journals there is an impenetrable wall between the of classically-trained, jazz, July 17 – July 28 and anthologies. concerns of generations. and folk musicians will She is the founder Desire and its tie to nature surfaces mul- feature premieres of new Limited Space - Enroll Now and director of the tiple times. “I want you to feel my fngers, pieces writen by resi- Blues on the Coast national reading se- to deny fears that may form as my fngers dent artists, multi-media ries Why Tere Are pause at each vertebra,” Pursell writes in “I improvisations, and a Saturday May 20 8:30 PM Terry Hanck Words (WTAW) Don’t Want to Talk about Valentine’s Day.” variety of pieces that cap- and founder and tured the artists’ atention in the last year. ▪▪▪ I want you to think of crayfsh stuck in director of WTAW Te concert represents the culmination of Met Opera Live in HD the eddying of the stream, caught, caught Press. the 2016-2017 residencies, and encompasses again, waiting for a change in the water. Saturday May 13 9:30 AM Show Her a highlights from the season’s informal salons, I don’t want to. What? Remember your Der Rosenkavalier Flower, A Bird, as well as new works. ▪▪▪ laughter like the sound of the creek, the trees, A Shadow, is a cryptic assemblage of mo- Te Artists at Albatross Reach program the stones. National Theatre Live ments. Each story"not more than a page or has been the catalyst for new works on the I don’t want. Saturday May 20 1 PM two long"ofers only a glimpse into a por- Mendonoma coast which are fresh, inven- I don’t. (5) Hedda Gabler tion of her characters’ lives. Tese are chil- tive, innovative, and, like the wingspan of the ▪▪▪ dren, parents, or lovers caught in fashes of Pursell has been published widely, and eponymous albatross, wide-spread and far- Arena Theater Film Club desperation and confusion, ofen begging to Show Her a Flower, A Bird, A Shadow is reaching. Mondays 7 PM be seen. Fathers dash their children’s dreams, evidence of the reasons for her success. Her Tese pieces frequently continue to have May 1 Being There—A Story cheat on their wives, and rewrite family histo- writing blends the meticulously chosen a life beyond their Gualala premieres. Last ries by leaving, lying, or both. Tough opaci- language of poetry with the urgency of the year’s Black Queen will receive a full pro- of Chance ty reigns in Pursell’s enigmatic and clipped ultra-short prosaic form. Many duction in Miami in the Spring of 2018, and May 10 Casablanca tales, motifs from nature and parenting re- of these stories will leave you Te Hypno-Domme Speaks and Speaks and May 22 Doctor Zhivago peat like refrains. Filial and marital love are wondering, and wanting more. Speaks has been toured by multiple perform- challenged, considered, and questioned in ers in the last season. Te concert is Monday, 214 Main Street Point Arena Read together, they form unex- these short tales. Pursell keenly and ju- pected connections. Each one May 29, 1 pm at Coleman Hall. Tickets are diciously reveals concrete details of each blossoms, but disappears just as $20 in advance, plus $5 day of event, youth character’s life so that what transgresses in quickly as it opens. 7-17 free with adult
Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Arena Teater Presents Te Itals Saturday, May 27 Seed to Salve With Special Guest Sol Horizon At Windy Hollow Farm June 16-18 Rudie Blues. Ska. Blue Sol is renowned for ener- Beat. Rock Steady. Reg- getic live performances It’s time to register for the 2017 session of gae. Tat’s a primer on and their lyrical content, Seed to Salve at Windy Hollow Farm! June the musical evolution. which centers on themes 16-18. Join farm educator Jennifer Ketring What music fans learn, of peace, community, and herbalist Gillian Nye for a fun flled and Reggae fans already sustainability and the re- weekend of wildcrafing, gardening, medi- know, is that Saturday, vitalizing power of nature. cine making, herb walks, and farm fresh May 27 is a night of joy- Te band moves feet and meals. ous `-nominated Jamai- inspires minds, creating Participants will create and take home can vocal group known a positive musical expe- salve, syrup, vinegar, tea blends and me- for their classic reggae rience that continues to dicinal herb starts. Tis is a full immersion harmonies and socially atract fans from across weekend on 20 acres of coastal prairie lands, conscious lyrics will take the globe. Tickets for the geared to bring the world of plant medicines to the Arena Teater stage at 9:00pm (doors show are $20, available at Te Four Eyed into your home and family! We will explore opening at 8:30pm.) No newcomers, Te Frog and Te Sea Trader in Gualala, Arena the world of cultivated and wild herbs, Itals is one of the best known roots reggae Market in Point Arena or online at www. learning how and why they have been used bands on the scene, recording and touring arenatheater.org. Te Arena Teater bar and as food and medicine for hundreds of years. continuously for the last 35 years. snack stand will be open Tis year the Seed to Salve team will be Ital means "pure" or "natural" in Rastafar- joined by Jacqueline Strock, also from Roots Herbal Apothecary, presenting a class on Point Arena ian patois and, as much as any reggae vocal Lighthouse “Climb group to emerge in the '70s, Te Itals have Herbs for Animals. Please visit www.windy- embodied that ideal. Set to snaking guitar hollowfarmca.com and follow the link to to the lines and spongy, occasionally dub-infected Seed to Salve to fnd out more and to sign Top!” beats, the trio's tightly woven harmonies have up. ❖Tower Tours for more than three decades been reggae's an- ❖Museum swer to black gospel quartet singing and doo- ❖Gift Store ❖Lodging wop. Tey sing to lif the human spirit, but an acute awareness of sufering and oppression Open Daily lies just beneath the surface. • “An inspirational and rejuvenating retreat 10:00am-3:30pm ~ I’m so glad I came!” 2015 participant. 45500 Lighthouse Rd. Opening act Sol Horizon, voted "Best Point Arena World/Reggae band" in the North Bay, • “I loved every minute of it! I want to go (707) 882-2809 seamlessly fuses roots reggae with rock, again and again & am so excited about all pointarenalighthouse.com funk and world beats. Hailing from Sebas- that I learned!” Tis is the year you should topol and anchored by veteran musicians, sign up! MET Opera and Arena Teater Present Der Rosenkavalier Soprano Renee Fleming's Final Operatic Performance • Saturday, May 13 Full Moon Opera fans, if you’ve been waiting for Strauss wanted it played at his own funeral, the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscor- one of the grandest of operas, wait no more. she accepts the inevitable and graciously sur- ing the opera’s subtext of class and confict Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier comes renders her lover to a younger woman.” against a rich backdrop of gilt and red dam- to Arena Teater on Saturday May 13. Te While Fleming leads the dream cast for ask. opera begins at 9:30am and the doors open this performance as Marschallin, there’s also See and hear Fleming in this performance. at 8:45am. Tis is a bitersweet mo- "She's trying to say goodbye on her ment with the knowledge that op- own terms. “You don’t want people to era’s superstar soprano, Renee Flem- be saying, ‘Oh my God, please stop,’” ing, is making this her farewell to she said in London as she prepared to staged opera. More on that in a mo- fnish the “Rosenkavalier” run there. May 10 ment, but frst…. “Or, ‘I heard her when.’” Te New York Times described Sebastian Weigle conducts the spar- the Strauss opera this way: “Richard klingly perfect score. In addition to New Moon Strauss’s opera Der Rosenkavalier Weigle credits include Producer Rob- is about the passage of time. It’s the ert Carsen, Set Designer Paul Stein- story of a wealthy married woman, berg, and Costume Designer Brigite the Marschallin, who is having an af- Reifenstuel. Te Approximate run- fair with a much younger man, and ning time is 4:50 with two Intermis- who realizes that she is geting older sions. Tickets: $24, $22 senior, $18 and that he will sooner or later move on. Her Elīna Garanča as Octavian, and Günther youth (18 and under), online at www.arena- most famous aria, at the end of the frst act, Groissböck as Baron Ochs. In his new pro- theater.org. is about wanting to stop the clocks. At the duction, Robert Carsen, the director behind end of the opera, to music so full of feeling the Met’s recent Falstaf, places the action at photo credit: Andrew Eccles May 25
Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Gualala Arts presents: A Two-day The Gualala Arts 33rd Annual Wine Tasting and Auction Outdoor Arts Festival May 12 & 13At Coleman Hall, Gualala Arts Saturday - Sunday, May 27-28 “I like to paint what I know-- the things I’ve Te Gualala Arts 33rd Annual Wine Tast- Ranch artist Sandy Ostrau, also a Platinum imagined, experienced and the stories I’ve ing and Auction is the prelude and wrap-up Sponsor, is donating one of her popular oil been told. Te illustrative nature of my work for the Architectural Tour hosted by Sorop- painting. suits this purpose nicely. My favorite medi- timist International of Mendocino-Sonoma Gold Sponsors, contributing more than ums are watercolor, gouache and ink, and I Coast that is happening the second weekend $1,000 worth of items, include Carol Shel- fnd nearly all of my inspiration in the natu- in May. ton Wines, Red Car Winery, Gualala Arts, ral world.” -- illustrator Amy Rose Moore, of Te Korbel Champagne Preview will be Cazadero Winery and Tomas Fallon Pho- San Francisco. Friday, May 12, 5 to 7 p.m., in Coleman Hall. tography. With her fne art illustrations, Moore will Atendees can preview over 100 wine lots, Silver sponsors, who have contributed be joining several other new artists at the purchase rafe tickets and preview silent auc- more than $500 in wine or services, include Fine Arts Fair this year as Gualala Arts Cen- tion items, and enjoy the latest Gualala Arts Flowers Vineyards & Winery, Fort Ross ter kicks of summer with a newly imagined exhibits, Bodies of Work, a two-women show Vineyards, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, and energy infused Fine Arts Fair. featuring Sonoma artists Carolyne Singer Frey Vineyards, Gary Collins, George Col- Te Fine Arts Fair takes place on the Arts and Sieglinde Fels, and Deep Time An Art lins, Handley Cellars, Husch Vineyards, Ko- Center grounds Saturday, May 27 and Sun- Odyssey, featuring Sonoma artist Gretchen rbel Champagne Cellars, Lazy Creek Vine- day, May 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Memorial Butler. yards, Len & Sharon Hiles, Parducci Wine Day Weekend. Entry is free, tickets will be Te much anticipated Wine Tasting and Cellars, Point Arena Light House Keepers, sold for food and drink items. Auction takes place Surf Market, and Each year at the fair, more than 20 ven- afer the architec- Wild Hog Vine- dors display their talents and wares around tural tour on Sat- yards. the Arts Center grounds. Tis year, in ad- urday, May 13, at Gualala Country dition to fresh stacked sandwiches, Gualala 3 p.m. in Coleman Inn, Navarro Vine- Arts is adding exciting new food fare such as Hall. yards, Scharfen- fsh tacos, tofu and chicken satay, a weenie Te Korbel berger, Gustafson roast, and homemade ice cream sandwiches. Champagne Pre- Family Wines, Par- Te clay studio will be open for kids’ proj- view is free. Tickets ducci Wine Cellars ects and there will be face painting and live for the Wine Tast- and Trione Vine- music in the Redwood Grove area. ing and Auction yards and Winery Fine furniture artist Jefrey Alan Nelson, are $25 in advance, are Bronze Spon- Hudson River Inlay, returns to the festival, plus $5 the day of sors, contribut- featuring tables and mirrors with inlaid the event and can be ing more than $200 abalone, mother of pearl, malachite and tur- purchased at BrownPaperTickets.com or by worth of wine or items. quoise and Fred Albrecht of Falbrecht Stu- calling 1-800-838-3006 or in person at Gua- In short, here's the schedule for the Cham- dios in Santa Rosa will be back with a new lala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery. pagne Preview, Wine Tasting & Auction: twist on a classic craf process -- using color Te champagne reception gives people a • Friday May 12, 5 pm: Korbel Champagne "Wine is bottled poetry." glass millefeur style mosaics. Te extruded chance to preview wine auction lots and place Preview; glass rods are precisely broken to create vari- starting bids for the silent auction. Over 100 • Saturday May 13, 10am: Architectural Robert Louis Stevenson ous color glass beads that are then shaped wine related auction lots will be available for Tour; Scottish author into interesting paterns on copper back- silent bidding both days of the event. • Saturday May 13, 3pm: Wine Tasting & ing and then kiln fred. No two designs are More than 20 wineries will be pouring Auction (1850 - 1894) identical. premier Northern California wines, includ- Other participating artists include Vera ing Carol Shelton Wines, Flowers Vineyards Wesley, Vera Wesley Designs; Walt Rush, & Winery, Frey Vineyards, Handley Cellars, Walt Rush Studio; Ling-Yen Jones, Ling-Yen Husch Vineyards, Wild Hog Vineyards, Designs; Stuart Ratlif, Ratlif Drawings; Woodenhead, Korbel Champagne Cellars, Rick Blundell, Handcrafed Wood; Hillary Red Car Winery, Gustafson Family Vine- Schneider, Pearls of Wisdom; Jan Maria yard, Scharfenberger, Fort Ross Winery, Chiappa, Which Craf Workshop; Rhoda Parducci, and Lazy Creek Vineyards, and Teplow, Rhoda Teplow Designs; Florence more. Rafe prizes include a weekend stay Hori, Masami; Holly Defount, Forge and at a vacation home on Te Sea Ranch, an Fountain; Harald Nordvold, Viking Pot- oil painting by artist Sandy Ostrau, and ter; Fred Albrecht, Falbrecht Studios; Pe- a basket of wine and wine related items ter Bailey, Peter Bailey Designs; Michael worth more than $1,000. Clones In Stock! Ecton, Natural Impressions Photography; Tis year’s Event Sponsor is Vacasa Va- Ellen Athens, Ellen Athens Designs; Peggy cation Rental Service, which has donated Locally Grown. Locally Produced. High Quality Cannabis Medicine. Anton, Anton’s Creations; Andrea Allen, more than $5,000 in prizes, including the Brushstrokes by Andrea; Elliot Litle, Elliot weekend stay at its premier Sea Ranch va- Litle Photography; Shizuko and Toshi Shi- cation home “Bright Star” as the top rafe chishima, Cisco Collection; Carol Bernau, prize. Platinum Sponsor Woodenhead Bear Meadow Beads, aka Adornable. Wines has donated over $1,500 worth of wine for the event, and Palo Alto/Sea
Pg 8 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Words on Wellness “Lighthouse and Rollerville History” by Karin Uphoff A Presentation Beginning at dawn each day throughout Once you are part of the conversation By Artist and Historian Steve Olif spring and summer, our world is accompa- with nature around you, step outside for nied by bird-song. Tough many people just a moment to engage with what’s hap- Sunday May 21 habitually tune bird calls out by listening to pening where you actually are - before you On Sunday, May 21 Steve Olif, cartoon- their busy thoughts, these passerine melo- listen to news or views about another place ist/author/historian, will present “Light- dies invite us to listen and be present with and time. No mater the weather (or your house and Rollerville History” as part of the the greater world garb), peek out to ongoing Lighthouse Lecture Series at the around us. Birds look at the sky and Point Arena Lighthouse. He will share fas- invite us to test our breathe deeply. You cinating facts from his “Early Days of Point tuning – what we may notice some Arena History” book Te lecture starts at tune our awareness interesting details in 4:00pm in the Fog Signal Building at 45500 on (although sing- life around you. A Lighthouse Road, Point Arena. Admission is ing with the birds is fower bud opening, $5 per person. fun too). When you a spider web spar- Steve will also draw from his new book, wake up each morn- kling with dew, soil “Guide Dog for the Coastally Curious.” Tis ing, before rising, from a poted plant beautifully hand-illustrated booklet intro- listen frst. What do kicked up by a jay duces two quirky escorts that take visitors your hear? Maybe bird, clouds blow- on an adventurous, yet, educational quest it’s the sleepy breath ing across the sky as they travel the amazing Mendocino of your mate or a even though you Coast. It is flled with incredible artwork, pet, or the hum of refrigerator. Ten move feel no wind. Each day you do this, you’ll your atention out to the circle of sound fnd some new clue about life that goes on outside your building. Can you hear a bird living while you do your day. singing or drips of fog? A squirrel scolding Do this again before you turn in for the or wind through leaves? Even in busy cit- evening – invite others you live with to join ies, the sounds of nature are present and re- in. What does the evening smell like? Are quire only that we tune in. Listening to the stars visible? Is there a bird who refuses to feld of living energy around us when we stop singing? As you make a concerted ef- frst ‘come to’, is a viable meditation and we fort to reach out and connect with the natu- are doing well if it lasts fve minutes before ral world each day, an intimacy will develop the mind is busy with breakfast or activities that expands in mysterious ways to the way for the day! you connect with all of life. intricately detailed maps and many points Te Hermit Trush of interest (some obvious to the naked eye America's Nightingale – some not). It showcases historical events, local folklore, and humorous stories of past Te ethereal, fute-like song of the Her- thrush commonly seen here in winter but I and present. Steve plans to use these histori- mit Trush has inspired poets such as Whit- was surprised to learn that our winter birds cal stories as a jumping of point, and then man and Burroughs. It has migrate north to breed. see what to listeners are interested in hear- been called the Ameri- Others arrive in spring, ing. Jeanne has selected some of her favorite can nightingale. to breed here, migrating photos submited for her column to share Tis shy forest dweller from Central America so with the audience. sings at dawn and dusk. diferent birds are pres- Steve is a cartoonist and historian who Its song stops me in my ent in winter and sum- co-authored “Te Early Days of Point Arena” tracks, gives me goose mer. with Cheri Carlstedt in 2005. He recently
bumps, and reminds me Tey build cup-shaped published “Guide Dog for the Coastally Cu-
4 6 7 1 2 5 3 9 how truly blessed is my nests in small trees or rious”, a collection of his Independent Coast 8
life. All the Catharus ge- shrubs. Te female lays Observer comic strips that provide visitors
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about seven inches long with brown backs normally have two broods per season. Tey Point Arena High School, a former Mayor 1 5 4 3 8 6 2 7
and brown- or black-spoted chests. forage for bugs, largely beetles, ants and cat- of Point Arena, and his industry award- 9
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Te Hermit Trush is identifed by its erpillars, either on the ground or gleaned winning company, Olyoptics, was the frst 6
complete white eye ring and reddish rump from plants. Tey also eat elderberry, mis- 9 8 6 2 1 7 4 3 to use computers for color separation in the 5
and tail. Its behavior makes it easy to identi- tletoe, raspberries, and the occasional sala- comics industry.
6 2 5 8 7 1 9 4 fy. When it lands, it slightly lowers and raises mander. For more information or to reserve your 3
its tail and gives a sof chuck note. It also ha- Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society 3 4 9 6 5 2 8 1 seat for the lecture, contact the Point Arena 7
bitually fips or twinkles its wings. Its song for contributing this article. Each month, Lighthouse at 707-882-2809 ext. 1.
7 1 8 9 4 3 6 5 is distinguished from other thrushes by the the Lighthouse Peddler features another bird 2
way it begins with a long, single note. regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast.
Te Hermit Trush is the only Catharus More information is at Sudoku: to Solution www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org.
Pg 9 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Chance, Rick, and a Russian Doctor Arena Teater Film Club (Once Again) Hits Te Trifecta of Great Films How’s this for a list of leading men: Peter las), who assumes Chance to be a fellow up- Rick's help, she and her fugitive husband Sellers, Humphrey Bogart, and Omar Shar- per-class gentleman. Soon Chance is ushered (Henreid) can escape to America. But the if? Te Arena Teater Film Club’s selection into high society, and his unafected garden- spark that brought the lovers together still commitee has (in my humble opinion) out- ing wisdom makes him the talk of the town. burns brightly. An undisputed masterpiece done themselves this month with three flms Being Tere received two Academy Awards and perhaps Hollywood's quintessential that can stand with any of the great flms of nominations, including Best Actor for Sellers statement on love and romance, Casablanca the past half century. Be- for his superb understated only improves with age, boasting career-de- ing Tere, Casablanca, performance, and a Best fning performances from Humphrey Bogart and Doctor Zhivago. Supporting Actor Oscar for and Ingrid Bergman. Te flm has a venerable Leave the iPhone at home, Melvyn Douglas. supporting cast including a police captain turn the television of, and An unheralded bonus is played by Claude Rains, a Nazi major played unsubscribe from Netfix the music in the flm. While by Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet as a ri- for awhile. Tese are flms not found front-and-center val club owner, Peter Lorre as a lamentable that in talent, writing, pro- as in other flms, pay aten- conman, and S.Z. Sakall as Carl the waiter. duction, and sheer enter- tion for songs like “Bas- Plus Madeleine Lebeau as the singer raising tainment value belong (and ketball Jones”, a Cheech & the roof with a forbidden performance of deserve to be seen) on the Chong creation performed "Marseillaise", and Dooley Wilson at the pia- big screen. As sometimes with a backup band that no as Sam. See this wonderful flm, if only to happens (by design or includes George Harrison, fnd out why "everybody goes to Rick’s”. Te chance), flms become rel- Carole King, Billy Preston, flm runs 102 minutes and is considered PG evant again as their earlier Tom Scot, Darlene Love, for some of its content. plots and subplots become and Michelle Phillips. Te fnal ofering this month is the epic familiar as if taken from to- Tere’s also Deodato’s ver- flm Doctor Zhivago (1965). Te flm, rated day’s headlines. sion of “Also Sprach Zarathustra”, “Diferent PG (with a 200 minute run time) screens Perhaps the most surprising of the three Ways” performed by Bufy Sainte-Marie and Monday May 22 at 7:00pm. Directed by Da- titles is Being Tere (1979), screen- vid Lean, the cast includes Omar Sharif, Julie ing Monday, May 1 at 7:00pm. Tis Christie, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Chaplin, is Seller’s second last flm, but for all Tom Courtenay, and Alec Guiness. intents and purposes, it’s his screen f- Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel nale. And he’s accompanied by some by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers great names from another Holly- the years prior to, during, and afer the Rus- wood era: Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn sian Revolution, as seen through the eyes Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dys- of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Sharif). In art, and Richard Basehart. the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude "I'm shocked, shocked to fnd Being Tere is a provocative black of characters and subplots intertwine within comedy"a wonderful tale that sati- the flm's 197 minutes (plus intermission). that gambling is going on in rizes politics, celebrity, media-obses- Zhivago is married to Tonya (Chaplin), but sion and television. Simple-minded carries on an afair with Lara (Julie Christie), here!" Chance (Sellers), a gardener who who has been raped by ruthless politician has resided in the Washington, D.C., Komarovsky (Steiger). Meanwhile, Zhiva- Captain Louis Renault townhouse of his wealthy employer for his Caroll Spinney, and a touch of “It’s a Beau- go's half-brother Yevgraf (Guinness) and entire life and been educated only by televi- tiful Day in the Neighborhood” with Mr. the mysterious, revenge-seeking Strelnikof sion, is forced to vacate his home when his (Fred) Rogers. Directed by Hal Ashby, Be- (Courteney) represent the "good" and "bad" boss dies. While wandering the streets, he en- ing Tere is rated PG, and runs 130 minutes. elements of the Bolshevik revolution. Doc- counters business mogul Ben Rand (Doug- Te club’s second ofering in May comes tor Zhivago earned fve Academy Awards in from director Michael Curtiz directing all, including statues for Best Art Direction, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henre- id, in Casablanca (1942). In this Oscar-winning clas- sic, and one of the most beloved American flms, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and
intrigue features American www . thelighthousepeddler net/currentissue always free & in color expat Rick Blaine (Bo- gart), who plays host to gamblers, thieves and refu- gees at his Moroccan nightclub during World Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, War II . . . but he never expected Ilsa (Berg- Best Score and Best Screenplay. Te grand man)"the woman who broke his heart"to nature of the flm is worth seeing on the big walk through that door. Ilsa hopes that with screen. As is Julie Christie.
Pg 10 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Dolphin Gallery Presents: Te Art of Magykal Tynkyng Citizen Scientists Needed To Help Leslie Moody Cresswell and Anne Vernon Collect Data On Te Condition Of Opening Reception May 6, 5pm. Exhibit Continues through May 28 Mendonoma Coast Shores Te Greater Farallones Association, in In the May 2017 exhibit at Te Dol- exploring this theme in order to create a partnership with NOAA’s Greater Faral- phin Gallery two friends and artists, Leslie conversation about belief. Talismans, amu- lones National Marine Sanctuary, needs Moody-Cresswell and Anne Vernon, ex- lets, symbols, deities, myth and magic have citizen scientists to help collect data on the plore the duality of look- always held their place in condition of our shores along the Sonoma ing out from within as the daily life of early so- and southern Mendocino coasts. During the source and essence cieties throughout the monthly surveys, Beach Watch volunteers of creativity, and the world; many of these monitor an assigned beach segment to “magykal thynkyng” beliefs continue today identify, count and photo-document living that sparks the act of or are rediscovered by and dead birds and marine mammals, and creation. each new generation. record human activity along the coast. Tis Te opening re- Te core of Anne data is used in conservation management ception for “Magykal Vernon’s career has of our wildlife, habitats, and ecosystem as a Tynkyng” is Saturday, been art and writing for whole. May 6, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. decades, most recently To become a Beach Watch volunteer you and is free to the public. Appetizers and expanding with the study of the subcon- must atend one of two orientations; be 18+ wine will be served. Te exhibit will remain scious and leading her to an examination years old; atend all required trainings; and through Sun- of artistic consciousness; both hers, her commit to surveying your beach once ev- day, May 28. clients’, family, and friends’. In this exhibit, ery four weeks, for a minimum of one year. Tis show Vernon is working with this “power of the Some knowledge of local sea birds and ma- is an explora- mind,” portraying the subconscious as the rine mammals is highly encouraged. tion of the seat of the soul, and the un-delineated cross- • 2017 Summer Orientation Dates: idea that over of time, space, and multiple dimen- Gualala: Saturday, July 8, 11am-12:30pm, w h a t e v e r sions it projects. Bodega Bay: Wednesday, July 12, 7:30-9pm happens on Te Art of Magykal Tynkyng, featuring Reserve a seat at: www.beachwatch.faral- any level of Leslie Moody Cresswell and Anne Vernon lones.org. Click on Get Involved! reality (phys- is at the Dolphin Gallery. Opening Recep- 2017 Summer-Fall Training Class: ical, emotion- tion Saturday, May 6, 5-7 pm. Exhibit re- NOAA will host a training consisting of al, or mental) mains through Sunday, May 28. Free nine days between August 25 and October also happens 8. Exact dates are to be determined, but will o n be located in northern Sonoma County or every other level, “As above so be- southern Mendocino County. Summer ori- low, as within, so without.” With entation atendance is a prerequisite. their two unique perspectives, they present, share, exchange, mirror, and delve into artistic con- sciousness. May at Garcia River Casino Since 1982, Leslie Moody-Cress- well has been working with the medium of molten glass, while Friday May 5th, 8.30PM maintaining her interest in jewelry making. In this exhibit, she will be showing works in various media DJ EMILIO GONZALEZ Moat Creek Managing Agency Cinco De Mayo –Musica para todos! 21st Annual Taco Dinner Friday, May 5 Te Moat Creek Managing Agency pres- Festivities also include a silent auction and ents its 21st annual beneft Taco Dinner on the warm glow of a community event. Tick- Friday, May 5th, 6:00pm, at the ets are $15 for adults and $5 for Druid’s Hall, 140 Main Street in kids under 10. Point Arena. Moat Creek Managing Agency Guest Chef Shannon Hughes has improved and maintained prepares carnitas tacos, veggie beach and trail access at Moat Saturday, May 27th, 8.30PM www . thelighthousepeddler net/currentissue always free & in color tacos and delicious hand-made Creek (2-miles south of Point salsas, including the ever popu- Arena) since 1979. MCMA
lar fresh mango salsa. Beer, wine continues to accept trail ease- JIMI JAMES BAND and a variety of desserts will also be avail- ments and works towards the completion of able. a portion of the California Coastal Trail from “Grade A country rock” Dinnertime music will be provided by Bowling Ball Beach to Arena Cove. 22215 Windy Hollow Rd, Point Arena, CA 707 467 5300 TheGarciaRiverCasino.com “Black Sugar Rose”.
Pg 11 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Twelve Notes To Creativity: Haven't I Heard Tat Before? Garcia River Casino Presents by David Stefen Te Jimi James Band Saturday May 27, 8:30PM Intellectuals around us may dwell on a moved to New York to work for another la- for establishing the classic Campbell's soup long accepted conclusion that our percep- bel. Quite unexpectedly in the mid-1990s I can as an iconographic pop art emblem, he Former guitarist for the great John Lee tion in the world is driven by a cerebral ran into Herb and Lani at London’s Heath- never would have appropriated its imagery Hooker, Jimi James, returns to Garcia Riv- batle: “lef brain” vs. “right brain”. Te lef row Airport. It turned had it not already been er Casino on Saturday May 27th with his brain is thought to be our realistic, analyti- out we were all fying to iconic in its own right.” band! Te Jimi James Band will be bring- cal, practical, organized, and logical side, New York on the same Appropriating (borrow- ing you a night of Blues, Country and Rock while the right brain is our creative, passion- British Airways fight. ing, copying, taking, music that will have you boogieing the ate, sensual, tasteful, colorful, vivid, and po- Herb always strikes me etc.) an idea and remak- night away. If you missed his show last Sep- etic side. as a shy person with a ing it is old stuf. tember, you're sure to have heard about it! A million years ago"OK less than that successful public perso- We take in informa- Tis phenomenal musician spent 16 but far more years than I’d care to recount" na wrapped around his tion"all of those world- years as guitarist for John Lee Hooker, a I traveled to New York on a high school class outside. And to be cer- ly infuences"and what grammy award winning blues legend who trip. Flying from Milwaukee to New York tain, whether in private comes out is our view of rose to prominence performing an electric was in and of itself a stimulating experience. or in public his inherent integrity comes the world, or a tree, or a dog, or a pop song. guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Of course there were a few must-see tourist through. I’d add that a conversation with But was it simply lef brain vs right? An ar- Jimi James has in fact worked with some stops including the Statue of Liberty and the Herb"even a chance encounter"ofers an ticle in Scientifc American took aim at the of the best musicians all over the U.S. in- Empire State Building. At Radio City Mu- opportunity to renew the friendship, and to creativity: cluding Norton Bufalo, and Chuck Wag- sic Hall I witnessed a performance by the learn something from an old friend. . . . the entire creative process"fom preparation on & Te Wheels and Jerry Jef Walker at world-famous Rocketes. T ese were (and Tat evening at Heathrow we had a con- to incubation to illumination to verifcation"con- Day on the Green. He is well known in the are) talented women who can probably out- versation that, duh, touched on the creative sists of many interacting cognitive processes (both music community for his performing, re- dance most men. If that claim is surprising to process. One of the topics was the 1976 conscious and unconscious) and emotions. Depend- cording and touring experiences, playing some, remember Bob Taves copyright infringement law- ing on the stage of the creative process, and what the blues and rock circuit with other pro- classic 1982 quote about Fred suit brought against the late you’re actually atempting to create, diferent brain lifc members from bands including Greg Astaire and Ginger Rogers: George Harrison by the song- regions are recruited to handle the task. Importantly, Kihn, Eddie Money and Carlos Santana. "Sure he was great, but don't writer of the 1960s hit single many of these brain regions work as a team to get the He is also known as the son of Papa Walt, forget that Ginger Rogers did by the Chifons, “He’s So job done, and many recruit structures fom both the famous world class fddler. All of these in- everything he did, backwards Fine”. (Harrison lost the suit.) lef and right side of the brain. fuences combined have made Jimi the ac- . . . and in high heels.” Te question for Herb was So whether it’s the Rocketes, George complished and well-rounded musician he Beyond talent, what hormonally-chal- “with millions of songs under copyright, Harrison, the Chifons, or Andy Warhol, we is today. lenged high school senior boy or girl then just how much is distinctly (or distinctively) might do well to remember T.S. Elliot re- Jimi has penned several award winning (or even now) wouldn’t remember a chorus new in any new musical composition, in any fecting on poetry: songs including "Waiting Here To Die", line made up of thirty beautiful long-legged new song? His response, as I recall, went “One of the surest of tests is the way in "Bar Room Blues" and "So Much Month at women? Tinking about the Rocketes is something like this: which a poet borrows. Immature poets imi- the End of the Money", and his country hit, not simply to revisit a teenage fantasy. Te “Listen. Tink about a piano keyboard. tate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface “Texas Rag”, was featured on over 20 radio reality is that the beauty, talent, physical Tere may be 88 keys, but there are just 12 what they take, and good poets make it into stations in and around the Bay Area. strength, and the choreography that created notes; that is, 12 in each octave, including something beter, or at least something dif- A show not to be missed, and a guitarist their routine then"and now"is not to be sharps and fats. So almost all “new” music is ferent.” that will blow you away . . . the Jimi James taken lightly. derivative to some extent because songwrit- Tat’s my take on popular music in all Band have come to party down at this en- Te arts"dance, theater, graphic art, ers have just 12 notes to work with.” Herb genres and forms. If you were infuenced by core performance Saturday, May 27th at music, flm, prose, poetry, etc"stimulate. was not suggesting that all, many, or even a composition and made something beter, the Garcia River Casino! Creativity is all around us, appealing to our some new songs may be ripping of songs even wonderful, you’re borrowing and no For questions, dinner reservations at individual and collective humanity, and pen- that came before them. Just like the multi- harm, no foul. If you were infuenced and the River Grill, or comments call (707) etrating that lef-brain/right brain batle in a tude of simple three and four-chord hits of “defaced” what you borrowed, well that's an- 467.5300. You can also email the casino at variety of aural, visual, and emotional layers. the 1950s and 1960s, if one listens closely other mater altogether. My only caveat is to [email protected]. Within every human being there is a cre- enough a connection can ofen be made be- always credit the source of the inspiration. ative receptor"we take in external stimuli; tween any number of songs, but that doesn't creativity to simultaneously evaluate and ap- lead to a conclusion that there was a thef of preciate. And we possess a creative genera- intellectual property. Family Resource Acton Network tor which enables us to export our creativity When we think of art, we enter another Centers MAY EVENTS 2017 for others. Te receptor is that internal rec- realm of original thought and outside infu- ognition of like, love, dislike, or antipathy. ence. If your taste is in oils, chalks, acrylics, Strengthening our commUNITY-one child at a tme Te generator is our ability to share our cre- and watercolors, you might consider the CINCO de MAYO FESTIVAL — Sunday May 7th at Bower Park, noon to ativity with others. None of this is to suggest Campbell Soup can. Designed in 1902, it be- 4pm. Live Mariachi Band, Manchester-Point Arena Pomo Dancers, Folkloric that everyone has a creative talent that can came iconic on the shelves of grocery stores Dancers, Jumpy house and piñata for the kids, and authentc Mexican Food. result in commercial success. We wish. and yet became new again sixty years later Herb Alpert (with his partner Jerry Moss) when Andy Warhol created a painting of the TOUR the LINKS—Saturday May 20, at the Sea Ranch Golf Course. New— was the co-founder of A&M Records. I’ve Campbell Soup can as art. To many, Warhol Disc Golf Tournament, Ultmate Frisbee Tournament and exhibiton and Dog known Herb and his wife Lani Hall for forty wasn’t being original, or cuting edge but Frisbee demo, PLUS; 2.5K & 5K Walk-Run, with your dog, strollers, etc! years. We’re not close friends or even social was lazy, “copying” an instantly recognizable Fundraiser for Acton Network’s Youth programs. See website for details. friends, but nevertheless, we are friends. image. Te blog Food Republic put it this Afer the sale of A&M Records in 1990 I way: “While Andy Warhol can be credited For more informaton call 707-884-5413, visit www.ActonNetwork.info or on Facebook.
Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Te Coastal Singers with Jazzin' 3 Returns To Te Sea Ranch Lodge, Tursday May 11 Acapella Group On Tursday, May 11th, from 6:00- signature saxophones: tenor, alto and sopra- 9:00pm, as part of Te Sea Ranch Lodge's no, has been a fxture on the Mendonoman “In the Mix” ongoing monthly Sunset & Jazz Series held music scene for a number of years appearing in the cozy Fireside Room, Jazzin' 3 will with a variety of bands: duos, trios, quartets, Spring Concert Sunday, make a return appearance. In addition to and quintets that perform everything from May 14 at Gualala Arts mining musical gems from Te Great Ameri- straight ahead jazz and selections from Te can Songbook-- those Tin Pan Alley popular- Great American Songbook to world fusion Te community group Te Coastal Sing- ized standards from the 1930s and 40s-- the and free-form improvisational explorations. ers will be joined by the Fort Bragg a cappella spirited trio will perform an eclectic mix of Between a regular schedule of gigs, Harri- group In the Mix for a Mother’s Day spring ballads, bossa novas, blues, and swing along son has recently completed several creative performance Sunday, May 14, at 2:00pm at with vocal-oriented originals featuring the recording projects with coast-based musi- Gualala Arts Center. soulful voice and guitar of Danny Barca cians. One of the projects, Stardust Messen- Presented by Gualala Arts Local Eyes, tick- with Harrison Goldberg on saxophones and ger, combines the favor of jazz, rock, dub, ets are $10 in advance, plus $5 the day of the Pete Gealey on upright bass laying down the and contemporary electronic music while event and can be purchased at BrownPaper- groove. the other, Pacifc Woods, explores and re- Tickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006 or Admission to this event is free and a fne cords the sonic duo conversation between in person at Gualala Arts Center or the Dol- assortment of sweet and savory small plates the saxophonist and an electric bassist. phin Gallery. Youth age 7 to 17 are free. complemented by a variety of wines and oth- Peter "Pete" Gealey has been playing bass “Te Coastal Singers are a group of com- er popular beverages from the bar, including on the Mendocino Coast for the last 35 years. munity members who have been singing to- non-alcoholic varietals, will be available for A well known resident of Fort Bragg, Peter, gether for many years,” said choral director purchase. his wife Mary and brother, Dave, opened Christina Chapman. Te group began re- Danny Barca has the Headlands Cof- hearsing for this show in January but missed been a part of the feehouse in 1995 a few sessions because of extreme storm con- Coast music scene which featured, ditions, she said. since he arrived and still does, live “Tis season there are some new singers, from the Bay Area music every night. some returning, and some ever-faithful sing- in 1972. As a sing- He played there ers,” Chapman said. er and guitarist, a regularly with jazz In the Mix is a women’s a cappella sex- unique jazz song pianists Kent Glenn tet. Singing in close harmony, they bring stylist, he has per- and Richard Coo- their signature sound to popular songs from formed with all kinds of bands from the Men- per as well as with tenor saxophonist, Francis the 1920s to the present day. Based in Fort docino All Star Big Band to smaller jazz com- Vanek, and many others. Pete still plays regu- Bragg, “In the Mix” has performed together bos and a variety of other ensembles. Most larly at the Cofeehouse every Tuesday night since January 2009 in a variety of venues up recently, he has appeared with the popular and has also appeared at Fort Bragg's Sequoia and down the Mendocino coast. group, Tenor Madness, and with Te Francis Room and at the North Coast Brewing Com- Te Spring selection of music is pleasantly Vanek Quartet. As a singer/songwriter, he pany. eclectic, Chapman said. From an old English has produced three CDs of original songs. picturecd l-r: Harrison Goldberg- saxophone (photo: Michael Harrison Goldberg, showcasing his three Waldie); Danny Barca-guitar and vocals (photo: Larry Wag- love ballad, “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and ner); Pete Gealey-upright bass (photo: Mary Gealey). Tyme” to “How Deep is Your Love” by the Bee Gees , there will be something to surely Nicola Auckland Reviews engage everyone in the audience. An Irving "Te Appearance of Murder" by John Nightingale Berlin Medley including “Steppin’ Out with My Baby ” promises to keep the audience on Meet David, a Cambridge educated crime his more troublesome memories, he simply the edges of their seats. Te Coastelletes, a writer whose latest – and overdue – Tom Tra- wasn’t the person who put pen to paper. trio comprised of Mimi Dallas, Pat Wilson vis novel is stalling on the all important ‘who- Whilst he grapples with the mystery of and Christina Chapman, will sing two love dunnit’. His neighbour Jerry is a man exhibit- the ghost writer, evidence of David’s guilt songs from the 1950s: “Sincerely” and “Un- ing all the signs of a midlife crisis but whose begins to mount suggesting he may be an er- chained Melody”. A tribute to mothers will military fascination and Inspector Gadget kit rant father, a murderer or both but the truth be sung by the chorus, “You Raise Me Up.” are about to come in extremely useful. is locked tightly away in his head. Does he “You Raise Me Up” David is about to learn that he may have want to regain his lost memories if they re- will be sung as a fathered a child with a woman he doesn’t re- veal him to be a murderer? tribute to mothers, member. It could equally have been any one If you read and love Tom Sharp novels, Chap- man said. of the other four friends posing happily with you will not want to miss Te Appearance of “ P l e a s e co ns i d er him in the old photograph posted anony- Murder. Te characters are likeable, quirky b r i ng i ng a loved mously through his door. Tere’s a very good and covertly villainous in equal measure. one to the concert to chance he could have killed one of these You’ll wonder at Jerry’s sanity whilst willing celebrate Mother ’s friends back in their university days, but he David to stay one step ahead of the police Day.” couldn’t swear he didn’t do that either. Whilst who you know are closing in. Te Coastal Singers are accompanied by he contends with these small issues, his agent John’s clever plot will pull you along and Don Kreiger on keyboard. is busy touting an excerpt of his new Tom keep you guessing until the fnal chapter, Travis novel around Hollywood. Te trouble you’ll think you’ve worked out what’s going is, he doesn’t remember writing it. Tis has on – but you haven’t! nothing to do with the amnesia withholding More reviews can be found at nicolaauckland.com
Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Community Supported Agriculture RUMBLE, CONT from Cover Page Shares Ofered In Point Arena Buddy Guy, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Ben- For the third season, local farms are family at Windy Hollow tend 20 acres of net, Taj Mahal, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, teaming up to ofer a Community Sup- coastal prairie, cultivate organic food and Martin Scorsese, John Trudell, Iggy Pop, ported Agriculture (CSA) program to the fower gardens, and host educational and Marky Ramone (Te Ramones), Taylor coastal community. Windy Hollow Farm recreational events such as Farm Camp and Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Pura Fe Crescioni and Faultline Farm are joining forces with Seed to Salve Herbal Retreat. Farm appren- (Ulali), Dan Auerbach (Te Black Keys), Nature’s Tune Farm this year to provide an tices Eliza Cantor and Rory Woods will be Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Taboo (Black abundance of produce to the Point Arena contributing to the CSA efort this year. Eyed Peas), Slash (Guns ‘N’ Roses), Charlie area. Subscribers to the CSA program will Sexton (Bob Dylan), and many others. Te receive weekly baskets Faultline Farm is the Hollywood Reporter declared the flm an of fresh, organically 15-acre farmstead of “Astoundingly rich and resonant music docu- grown produce deliv- Patrick Cordrey and mentary. American popular music – and the ered to a convenient Shauna Boyd. Patrick history of rock and roll itself – wouldn’t be pick up spot in Point and Shauna managed the same without the contributions of Native Arena. Deliveries will Oz Farm from 2001- American performers. A reminder that indig- begin Tuesday, May 2009, where they frst enous peoples’ voices and music cannot be 30th and run through worked with the CSA silenced or ignored.” October 31st, and a model. Besides grow- Afer the flm it will be time to stay and limited number of ing for the CSA mem- dance the night away to the roots-rock, high- shares are available. A bers, Faultline Farm energy, live performance of the Steven Bates fower bouquet CSA also provides produce Band. A Mendocino coast native, Steven will also be ofered. to local restaurant Bird Café and Supper Bates is widely acclaimed as a gifed song- A CSA program works as follows: In Club. With the assistance of farm intern writer, a superb vocalist, and an extraordi- exchange for fnancial support from share- Quin Wolfer they look forward to growing nary guitar-hero. He has writen numerous holders (the cost of a share), farmers pro- food and fowers for the community again songs with an eye toward making audiences vide a weekly mix of fruit and vegetables this season. want to get up and dance, while leaving them throughout the growing season. In this Nicole and Rio Paton are the farmers feeling exhilarated, rejuvenated, and clamor- mutually benefcial relationship, farmers re- of Nature’s Tune, a Certifed Organic Farm ing for more. ceive a needed fnancial boost to cover costs on the Garcia River. Tey are expanding to More information is available at www.men- such as seeds, amendments, tools, and sup- three acres of production this year and will docinoflmfestival.org. (more about festival plies, and CSA members stay connected to focus on a wide variety of vegetables, includ- on page 16). the farming operation by receiving weekly ing dry farmed squash, tomatoes, and sweet produce and news from the farmers who corn. Tey are excited to be collaborating grow their food. with other farmers to help keep the area’s Windy Hollow and Faultline Farm have produce fresh and local. many years of experience farming on the Cost is $28/week for the produce CSA, North Coast, and Nature’s Tune Farm is in and $8/week for the fower CSA. For fur- its 2nd season of full-scale farm production. ther information on the CSA program, visit Windy Hollow Farm is an of-the-grid windyhollowfarmca.com. To sign up, email farmstead owned by Jennifer Ketring and [email protected] or call 707- Ben Duggan and Ben’s parents, Jane and 353-0143. Deadline for sign ups is Tuesday, Michael Duggan. Te three generations of May 24. New Sketchbook Journaling Workshop With Instructor Michael Henderson at Gualala Arts Center Sign-up Deadline is May 3 • Workshop is May 7 Artist Michael Henderson believes a per- ing a pen) participants are required to bring sonal sketchbook journal is simple, useful, only a few items that are reasonably universal. fun, rewarding, and life changing and that it Visit GualalaArts.org website for a materials is the essential tool for travelers to celebrate list or call the Arts Center 707-884-1138. their adventures, artists to build up their Trough hands-on practice, Henderson skills, and planners to organize their ideas. will introduce participants to the fun and en- Michael Henderson will lead this workshop gaging world of the small-format sketchbook, on Sunday, May 7 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. presenting examples throughout the work- However, you must sign up in advance and shop with the assistance of PowerPoint pre- the registration is only open until May 3. sentations and live demonstrations of various In this Gualala Arts Center workshop, each art techniques using both dry and wet media. participant will be provided a large sheet of Subjects include the types of sketchbooks art paper to make a folded sketchbook. Tis available, their benefts and uses; the “how will create a 36-page sketching and writing to” of various tools; discussion of diferent platform for the day’s activities. Since the approaches to page compositions, sketching pages’ surfaces can be marked with a number practices, drawing techniques and more. of diferent tools (the absolute minimum be- Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland
I return once again to the subject of nuclear billion to decommission the plant. Tat ies of FirstEnergy and AEP that guaranteed power. Tose who read this column know will not produce one wat of electricity. Te set rates for power from some struggling nu- that I don't bother criticizing this power Arena Teater just spend $43,000 to install a clear and coal plants, even if other plants in source as super dangerous to all life on the solar system that will replace their $500+/ the market charged less. planet. I'm aware that most people don't ac- month electric bill. Te money that will be Tere is also work on molten salt reac- tually care about life on this planet (look at used to just decommission Vermont Yankee tors which would be much safer than fssion who we elected President), especially if they could build almost 28,000 solar systems of plants and, of course, there is always the believe saving the planet interferes with the that size. We have 99 nuclear power plants dream of a fusion reactor, which will likely use of their electric broom. My major objec- in the U.S. and they will all need decom- arrive right afer the hydrogen car takes over tion to nuclear power is that it is so expensive. missioning at some point. And we haven't the auto industry. While these technologies I am not alone. Te Bush-era energy are interesting, they are not ready yet and policy acts authorized $18.5 billion in loan no one really knows at what cost they will guarantees because banks won't lend the We have 99 nuclear power become operational or when. industry money without them. Energy plants in the U.S. and they Nuclear power is not going away any- regulators are reluctant to re-license ex- time soon. Even if we shut down every isting plants because of cheaper sources will all need decommis- plant tomorrow taxpayers and ratepayers of power. General Electric, a pioneer in sioning at some point. are still going to be on the hook for tril- the feld, has scaled back its nuclear op- lions of dollars into the future to decom- erations, expressing doubt about their eco- mission the plants, clean them up, then nomic viability. Areva, the French builder, is even looked at the cost of storing the nuclear store their waste for untold millennia. mired in losses and undergoing a large-scale waste, basically, forever. Federal law requires While China is considering more nuclear restructuring. Westinghouse, which is now the government to develop a long-term stor- power plants, they are currently installing owned by Toshiba, is fling for bankruptcy, age facility for nuclear waste, but there is cur- 500,000 solar panels a day! largely due to the failure of projects in South rently no plan in place. So the spent fuel at On a global scale, more than half the in- Carolina and Georgia. Afer writing down Vermont Yankee, like all closed nuclear facili- vestment in new electricity generation is go- Westinghouse’s value, Toshiba said it ex- ties around the country, will stay on site. ing into renewable energy. Tat is more than pected to book a net loss of $9.9 billion for Mark Cooper of the Institute for En- $300 billion a year, a sign of how powerful its current fscal year. Stan Wise, chairman of ergy and the Environment at Vermont Law the momentum has become. the Georgia Public Service Commission, said School states, “Nuclear safety always under- Te U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics proj- the utilities developing the Alvin W. Vogtle mines nuclear economics. Inherently, it’s a ects that wind turbine service technicians to generating station in the state would have to technology whose time never comes.” By be the fastest-growing occupation in Ameri- evaluate whether it made sense to continue. 1985, Forbes had labeled U.S. nuclear power ca over the next decade. Mr. Wise said. “If, in fact, the company comes "the largest managerial disaster in business back to the commission asking for recertifca- history.” According to a 2011 Union of Con- tion, and at what cost, clearly the commission cerned Scientists report, some estimates Did you know you can fnd evaluates that versus natural gas or renew- claim the nuclear industry has cost taxpay- Mitch's earlier Scuttlebutt ables.” ers more than the market value of the power May 2017 Exelon, one of the country’s largest nuclear they helped generate. columns in our archive at operators, for example, is deciding whether One estimate for construction of a new www.thelighthousepeddler. to close two of its struggling plants in Illi- plant in the United States is from $5 to $12 net? nois afer eforts to push a bailout through billion per 1.1 GW reactor over the relative- its Legislature fell apart. Two Exelon plants, ly short construction time span. Another Quad Cities in Illinois and Tree Mile Island estimate pegged it at 9 billion. Tat would The May Sudoku edited by Margie E. Burke in Pennsylvania, for instance, were unable to provide over 200,000 Arena Teater sized SUDOKU Edited by Margie E. Burke submit winning bids in a recent auction. Af- solar systems that have virtually no back-end Difficulty: Easy ter the auction, Christopher M. Crane, chief costs, produce no carbon, no waste and don't executive at Exelon, said that by itself the need to be guarded by an army of security 6 3 HOW TO SOLVE: market “can’t preserve zero-carbon emiting guards. 1 5 9 Each row must nuclear plants....”(my emphasis). In spite of the economic realities, eforts contain the numbers Te Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Ver- are still being made to prop up the nuclear 3 1 5 2 1 to 9; each column non Vermont is closing. Te plant’s parent industry. Of course, there are the loan guar- 4 8 must contain the company, Entergy, announced in 2013 that it antees from the feds and tax credits, as well numbers 1 to 9; and would close the plant, saying it was no longer as other subsidies. In fact, the feds, with each set of 3 by 3 economically viable. “It became prety clear their vast resources and hellbent-for-leather boxes must contain that we could not, this would not be a fnan- desire to save nuclear power is the only en- 7 2 6 8 5 the numbers 1 to 9. cially viable resource going forward,” said Bill tity (TVA) to bring a new nuclear reactor 1 Mohl, the president of Entergy Wholesale into operation in the last 20 years. It helps (Answer appears else- Commodities, which owns the plant. when the licensing agency is the same as the 7 2 where in this issue) Entergy projects it will cost $1.2 billion to applicant. decommission Vermont Yankee. Ohio regulators approved plans between 8 9 3 1 4 Let's stop here for a moment. 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Te 2017 Mendocino Film Festival Returns June 1-4 Award Winning International Films, More Sundance Selections Tan Ever, Oscar Winners, and California Premiers Te diverse program for the 12th Annual Some of the program highlights include: Mendocino Film Festival prompts the ques- • “Commanding the Table” Opening Night • Eight flms fresh from Sundance includ- tion “What do Jessica Williams, Pierce Bros- Celebration and Chef Showcase for flm fes- ing Dolores, Rumble, Give Me Future, Te nan and Dolores Huerta all have in com- tival members and sponsors at Hill House Incredible Jessica James as well as Unrest, in mon?” Answer: Tey will each be featured Inn in Mendocino Village. which Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea, this year at the 12th Annual Mendocino who sufers from chronic fatigue syndrome, Film Festival. Te Festival has announced • Special Narrative and Documentary Juries turns the camera on herself; Menashe, a fea- its wide-ranging 2017 schedule of flms and of flm executives, journalists and flmmak- ture about a widower living in the cloistered events for June 1- 4. Marking a dynamic ers added this year. Winning flms will be world of ultra Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn; dozen years in beautiful Mendocino, the announced at a special event on Tursday Tell Tem We Are Rising, an examination of festival will feature 65 flms representing 23 night. historically black colleges and universities, countries. Te varied line up includes 8 Sun- and Te Force, a cinéma vérité look at the dance 2017 selections, 5 Academy Award • Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Brosnan scandal plagued Oakland police force. nominees, an Academy Award winner, and will be honored with the 2017 Mendocino 8 California premieres. Film Festival Rogue Wave Award, for their • Tree flms tackling the timely subject of Tis marks the festival’s most internation- environmental flm Poisoning Paradise. Dan- immigration"Farewell Ferris Wheel, Te al and far -reaching program yet. More flm- ny Glover was a past recipient of the award, House on Coco Road and Te Future Perfect makers than ever before will be atending to established to honor those individuals with- "will screen on Saturday, and the flmmak- talk about their flms. In addition to screen- in the flm industry who have used their tal- ers of each movie will be on hand for post- ings and Q&As with flmmakers, the festival ents, celebrity, and resources in service to screening discussions. will feature several celebrity guests, special society and the world at large. Trough their events and rousing musical evenings. “Our inspiring passion and commitment in this • Te popular Short Films Program will fea- program director, Claudia Puig, has com- time of political and environmental crisis, ture a varied and engaging assortment of piled and cultivated an impressive showcase Pierce and Keely Shaye Brosnan are radiant short cinema, including Academy Award of flms from all over the world, and we look examples for us all. winner Piper. forward to sharing these selections with our festival audience,” said Mendocino Film • Opening night flm Big Sonia will feature • Musician and artist Spencer Brewer will be Festival Executive Director, Michael Fox. the 91 year old subject of the flm, holocaust the featured artist at Festival Headquarters. “I think it’s our best program yet and I’m survivor Sonia Warshawski, in atendance His latest piece “Liszt & Lyre” has a special very excited.” Te diverse flm slate will be with directors Leah Warshawski and Todd synchronicity with the documentary Strad complemented by more celebratory events Solidly. Style, about a reclusive Ohio man who fash- than in previous years, including an exhibi- ions a Stradivarius violin for an acclaimed • Award winning Sundance flm Rumble: tion by a featured artist, concerts by an array European musician. Te flm’s director, Ste- Te Indians Who Rocked the World " of musicians and a wide variety of parties for fan Avalos, will also be on hand to discuss the about the contributions of Native Ameri- festival flmgoers. flm. cans to contemporary music " screens Te opening night party features the deli- Friday night, followed by a live musical per- • Q&As with record number 25 flmmakers cacies of local culinary celebrities and spe- formance by the high energy roots rockers, including Peter Brat (Dolores), Robin Lung cially crafed cocktails, as well as an array of the Steven Bates Band. (Finding Kukan), Jedd and Todd Wider beer and the best of the area’s famous winer- (God Knows Where I Am), Ann Makepeace ies. “It will be our biggest opening night par- • Romantic comedy charmer and Sundance (Tribal Justice), Vanessa Gould (Obit), Da- ty,” said Fox. “We’re expanding with more favorite Te Incredible Jessica James will mani Baker and Belvie Rooks (House on chefs, wineries and partners. We’ve taken screen Saturday night, with the director Jim Coco Road), Kieran Valla (Delinquent). inspiration from the flm Commanding the Strouse in atendance. Table, which profles powerhouse restau- • Special Panel on Women and Political Ac- ranteur, Ella Brennan, the force behind New • Tis year’s Oscar nominated documentary I tivism featuring Dolores Huerta (cofounder Orleans’ legendary Commander’s Palace. In Am Not Your Negro, writer James Baldwin’s of the United Farm Workers and subject fact, you can watch the flm and go directly personal look at race in America, will screen of the flm Dolores) and Fannie Houghton to the opening party." Saturday afernoon, hosted by flmmaker/ (subject of Te House on Coco Road). Cinema from all over critic/NPR contributor Tim Cogshell. the world is the heart • World Music Traditions Explored: Mali and soul of the festival. • Focus on Latino and Latin American Blues chronicles the resilient spirit of stars of Music and art, as well Films, with four diverse flms: documen- Malian Global Pop as radical Islamists threat- as culinary excellence, tary Dolores, which profles Latina activist en their music. Te Groove is Not Trivial combine with award- Dolores Huerta, Peruvian romantic comedy follows master fddler Alasdair Fraser as he -winning cinema and Como En El Cine (Just Like in the Movies), explores his Scotish musical roots. Director of -the -moment Sun- Argentine dramedy El Futuro Perfecto (Te Tommie Smith will be in atendance. dance hits to make for Future Perfect) and Farewell Ferris Wheel, an essential festival ex- about seasonal Mexican workers contracted Mendocino Film Festival: June 1-4 perience. to work at American carnivals.
Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2017 Te Point Arena Lighthouse Blues on the Coast Presents Ofers a Full Flower Moon Night Tour Sax Man And Vocalist Terry Hanck and His Band Many of us have a preconceived idea West Coast Jump and East Bay Funk, all de- Wednesday, May 10. about the blues. Blues songs are sad, and livered with a heavy dose of blues and soul. Te Point Arena Lighthouse will ofer a the guitar is central to any good blues song. Hanck draws on a vast repertoire of songs, Full Flower Moon Night Tour on Wednes- Te reality is that most including many origi- day, May 10. Te Lighthouse gates will open great blues songs may nals and his energetic at 7:30pm and the tour will begin around be about something performances spot- 8:00pm. bad, but more ofen light an artist at the Te evening will feature a guided “Climb than not there is also peak of his craf. to the Top” tour of the tallest lighthouse on some humor or irony Living Blue Maga- the West Coast, and sweet and savory snacks in the song. And it’s al- zine exclaims that for accompanied by champagne or sparkling most always cathartic. the past quarter centu- juice will also be provided. An etched Point Besides, a great saxo- ry Terry Hanck “has Arena Lighthouse souvenir champagne fute phone performance fronted a jump blues is included in the price of admission for each can be the cure for band that rips apart participant, which is $30 per person or $50 what ails you. Wheth- the classic Chicago for two. Reservations must be made at least er you’ve got the blues sound and injects it three days in advance of the tour. or not, Arena Teater with a vibrant touch While the tour is scheduled to coordi- has the cure. Te 2017 Blues on the Coast of West Coast sunshine. Hanck’s music is nate with the full moon, weather conditions series presents acclaimed sax man/soul equal parts 1950s speakeasy and skyward- may preclude lunar visibility. Te tours are singer Terry Hanck and his band on Satur- looking faux gospel sincerity, every note conducted regardless of weather conditions, day, May 20, at 8:30pm, with doors opening played with conviction and ragged sense unless the Lighthouse Staf deems them to at 8:30pm. of faith." He proves that sax and soul are potentially cause safety issues for the guests. Hanck is well known for his hard blow- still the rage. Hanck's topnotch band in- In the event the tour is cancelled, guests will ing sax, incredible range and gusty vocals. cludes Johnny "Cat" Soubrand on guitar, receive a full refund. Te Lighthouse is locat- Born in Chicago, he was heavily infuenced Tim Wagar on bass, and Butch Cousins on ed at 45500 Lighthouse Road in Point Arena. by the blues, soul and jazz music of the '50s drums. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, and early '60s. Afer moving to California Tickets are $20, at Four-Eyed Frog Books this is called the Full Flower Moon because, in 1965, Hanck toured with Elvin Bishop and Sea Trader in Gualala, Arena Market in most areas, fowers are abundant every- through most of the '70s and '80s and Bish- and Te Pier Chowder House and Tap where during this time. Other names in- op gave him plenty of opportunities to hone Room in Point Arena, Twist in Mendocino his craf on stage. In the late '80s, Hanck and online at www.arenatheater.org. Te began touring under his own name playing Arena Teater bar and snack stand will be a signature mix of New Orleans Gumbo, open.
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Feel like learning to fy, sort of? Te Casino's May “Drone” Rafe may fll the bill. Slot Players can earn rafe tickets through May 31st for a chance to win a DJI PHANTOM 3 DRONE & accessories! Te casino's slot clude the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the host has the details. Milk Moon. “Tese Night Tours have been extremely On Tursday May 4th, 6:00pm, it's time to popular, selling out well in advance many join Dan & Myra, “Te Casuals” for Oldies times in the last several months,” says Mark Rock & Roll Trivia. Players can win a share Hancock, Point Arena Lighthouse Executive of $150 in slot play prizes. Director. “We do limit the number of guests to 20 so make your reservations early!” For Friday, May 5th you can Celebrate Cinco more information or to make a reservation, de Mayo with La música de DJ EMILIO call the Lighthouse at 707-882-2809, ext. 1 at GONZÁLEZ! least three days prior to date of your desired tour. How's your singing voice? Good bad or in- Te lighthouse is open 10:00am to describable, Saturday, May 6th, 9:00pm it's 4:30pm, Memorial Day through Labor Karaoke Time. Visit the Casino for Karaoke Day. 10:00am to 3:30pm Everyday in night! Winter. Closed Tanksgiving Day & Christmas Day Only. Te Jimi James Band returns to the Casino stage on Saturday, May 27! (More informa- tion on page 12. )
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Te Road North ACORN Partners in Education Hosts (to the Summer Arts and Music Festival June 3 & 4) 2nd annual Waves & Whales 5K Trail Run‐Walk For anyone who’s made the drive north the festival lineup with talent from the vi- Saturday, May 13 on the Mendocino Coast in Point Arena on Highway 101, whether a day trip or on brant arts scene including Te Real Sarahs ACORN Partners in Education is host- coastal landscape and are empowered to use a longer journey, invariably you’ll fnd the singing Blues, Folk and Country harmo- ing the 2nd annual Waves & Whales 5K Trail their voice by sharing what they’ve learned towns of Redway and Garberville. I recall at- nies, Pura Vida playing Afro-Caribbean Run‐Walk on Saturday, May 13th on the with the community. tending a conference in the area 6 or 7 years Mendocino Coast in Point Arena. Making ACORN is commited to hosting a sustain- ago and always remember the drive. Tere’s full advantage of the location, the run will able event that honors the natural landscape something about the Eel River running take place on the Point Arena-Storneta Unit and educates the larger community. Te along and occasionally under the highway of the California Waves & Whales that sofens the asphalt and concrete road, Coastal Nation- Trail Run and makes the journey more enjoyable. And al Monument. promises to be as the land changes with sharper rises to the Te course will a worthwhile nearby hills we see even larger trees than begin behind coastal excur- those we’re used to in Mendocino County. City Hall in sion" runners Te drive can be the destination. the conifer for- can expect a re- On the other hand, as summer approach- est of High- juvenating run es, you can make the drive north to atend styles like Cuban son, and folk duo Chris way 1, making surrounded by & Peter. In addition to the music, dance its way to the natural beauty and theatre oferings, the Summer Arts and coast where it and the knowl- Music festival features more than 150 hand- will follow the edge that they made craf, food, and non-proft vendor blufs, until are supporting booths, a Kid Zone with arts & crafs, chil- winding back the continued dren’s entertainment and a daily parade, an into the pine stewardship of all-media Fine Arts Showcase, dance and in- and cypress trees. this land by, and for, the next generation. teractive light and sound experiences in the Proceeds from the Waves & Whales Trail Details: Belly Dance Temple, SummerTronica Tent Run will support ACORN’s environmental • Register online at www.acornpartnersin- and Generation Green Dome. stewardship program, Students Protecting education.org. Day-of registration available. Nestled in the ancient redwoods at Ben- the Coast, which engages youth in hands‐on • Cost is $15 for ages 5‐15; $25 for 16 and bow Lake State Recreation Area along the learning with a focus on conservation and older (additional $5 afer April 29th). majestic Eel River, the festival grounds of- community outreach. Students Protecting • Race begins at 10:00 am. the Coast began during the 2012‐13 school • Walkers welcome. the annual Summer Arts & Music Festival. year as part of the local and national campaign • Runners receive organic coton t‐shirt and Tis year’s, the 41st takes place June 3-4 at to include the Point Arena‐Storneta Lands snacks. Benbow Lake State Recreation Area in Gar- in the California Coastal National Monu- • Age categories and awards. berville. Te event features over 100 perfor- ment. Students continue to learn about our mances including more than 70 of the best local and regional bands, dance troupes and children’s entertainers. Advance tickets are on sale now through the mateel.org web- site. Tickets are $40 for a 2-day pass in ad- vance, $50 at the gate; single day passes are $30 at the gate. Festival hours are 9:30am- Blues on the Coast 2017 Presents 10:00pm. fer an outdoor event location that celebrates Te Artist lineup includes Easy Star All the natural surroundings of Southern Hum- Terry Hanck Stars, Locos Por Juana, Te Brothers Co- boldt county. Tis 41st edition of the festi- Exciting, tenor sax-driven blues and soul matose, Carolyn Wonderland, Te Zydeco val is a fundraiser for the non-proft Mateel Flames, and Joanne Rand. Local artists fll Community Center.
Saturday, May 20 doors 8pm/show 8:30pm Doors 8:30 / Show 9pm $20 General Admission $20 General Admission All Ages
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