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ALWAYS FREE Lighthouse April 2018 Peddler The Monthly Guide To Art, Films, Music, Theater, Poetry, Events and Life on the Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Celebrates 15 Years Who Knew Te Relationship Would Be So Harmonious? Spring is in the air and with it comes Whale Whale and Jazz Festival tab. and Jazz on the Mendonoma Coast! Events Te Main Event on Friday, April 7, brings and venues for the 15th Anniversary Sonoma together three Bay Area virtuoso jazz vibists Mendocino Coast Whale and Jazz Festival are -- Roger Glenn, Tommy Kesecker, and Yancie gearing up, including Gualala Arts Center with Taylor – to perform solo, as duos, and as an Te Main Event: “Historic Vibes Summit”, the ensemble. “Tis will truly be an historic Vibes 15th Annual Chow- Summit spectacular der & Jazz Chowder jazz concert,” says Fes- Challenge, a Whale tival Music Coordina- Talk with cetacean re- tor Fred Adler. Te searcher Jodi C. Smith, concert will include and a concert by Four a unique tribute to Shillings Short at the the pinnacle and his- end of the month. toric vibes masters, Troughout April Lionel Hampton, Cal and May venues up and down the Mendonoma Tjader and Milt Jackson and is dedicated to the Coast will hold jazz nights. April venues include memory of Gualala’s Peter Norville, nephew of Arena Teater (April 2,) Te Sea Ranch Lodge legendary vibist Red Norvo. Joining the three (April 12,) 215 Main (April 19, 21,) St. Orres vibists will be Greg Hester on piano, Pierre Ar- (April 6) and of course Gualala Arts (April 7, chain playing bass, and Leon Joyce on drums. 14, 26, 27). Contact individual venues for infor- Also playing will be this year’s Festival Youth mation about featured jazz artists, cover charges Discovery, 16-year-old Yami Schwartz. and other details. Download a Whale and Jazz **Read more about W&J inside the Peddler! ** Pocket Guide at GualalaArts.org under the 15th Anniversary Sonoma Mendocino Whale and Jazz Festival Gualala Arts events... Enjoy Jazz April 7 The Main Event: at venues from Jenner to Historic Vibes Summit, concert & small plates Point Arena! April 14 Chowder & Jazz Chowder Challenge w/Barnebey’s April 26 Whale Talk w/Jodi C Smith April 27 Four Shillings Short All Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com 1.800.838.3006 Visit WhaleandJazzFestival.com Judith Fisher's Healthy Oasis: Healing Arts & Massage in Gualala Over cofee or tea some morning, a friend ences helped hone a variety of skills, as she I suggest the moment was serendipitous. mentions that s/he has just come from a mas- wound her way through greater Mendocino Tere is, of course, the atention to detail at sage. If you’re like me, you suddenly remem- County. From Branscomb to Plantation Healing Arts, the thoughtful approach to the ber that ache in your back, that knot in your Camp to Gualala. She managed an inn, an space that has become her business. And yet shoulder, along with a twinge of jealously experience at the Old Milano Hotel which that isn’t just so much paint, or color, or her that it wasn’t you who just got the massage. was three-quarters of a century old when she original art that helps set the mood. People It doesn’t take a French scholar to recog- arrived. Te hotel is long walking through nize the root language for certain words and gone, having succumbed the front door are “massage” is no exception. Happily, massage to a fre in 2001. Neverthe- not simply custom- needs no translation. An experiential under- less I recently stood on the ers. Whether trav- standing is all that’s required. original site of the Old Mi- eler or local, they are Tose of us who choose to live in coastal lano, and you can still sense warmly welcomed; Mendocino County quickly learn that the the splendor that once was a genuine welcome, 240 Main Street, Point Arena South Coast is a special place. Visitors, too, there. Some have thought not one constructed begin thinking about living here when they about rebuilding or recreat- of business necessity. take notice of the redwoods, the hills, val- ing the hotel but as of this Regardless of the leys, rivers, and of course that big blue Pacifc writing, it remains merely reason you’ve cho- Ocean. Our micro-climates don’t hurt either. an idea. sen to come in, you haven’t entered a clinical Tere are drawbacks, to be certain. We have Judith’s arrival at the Old Milano, in 1981, space, but rather a space befting the name no four-lane freeways and no city smog. was serendipitous, as recounted in her book: Healing Arts. Tere’s a dearth of national chain restaurants Judith is proud of Healing Arts and read- Last year I lucked out and met Teadora Van and hotels. Neverthless we manage to get ily shows of her home away from home. A Runkle. She and her husband, Bruce, rescued an along without them. Happily. room in front could be a siting room to read old hotel on the coast fom its boring 1950s conver- Te Pacifc Ocean provides a fair amount a good book by the sof light, yet the massage sion to a residence. Tey lovingly restored it to be a of peace and tranquility for anyone stopping table is positioned to take advantage of the magnifcence that far outdid its original turn-of-the- to take in its beauty. And just a short distance blue sky while allowing the visitor to easily century charm. I walked into a job as “hostess”. from the ocean drif away during their treatment. Including I greet guests, serve breakfast, and arrange fowers you can step grown in the chocolate-cake soil of its coastal gardens. through the door at Healing Arts & Te loss of the hotel can be mitigated by Massage Center, a description which allows your imagination the Gualala busi- to smell breakfast being prepared or catch ness created some the fragrance of the freshly-cut fowers. Ju- thirty years ago. dith tackled all that managing an inn entails, Judith Fisher, the including cooking, cleaning, small repairs$ “ bookbinder ’s hands on or geting it done, and still found daughter” (from time to reinvent herself the title of Judith’s autobiography), has be- again. While continuing come a fxture on the coast, as has Healing to raise her daughter, she Judith, there are seven practitioners ofering Talent on the Fringe Arts. As with all of us, Judith’s personal his- embarked on a new ca- Swedish, Deep Tissue, CranioSacral, Hot A Fundraiser for Arena Teater tory$from East Coast roots to a reimagin- reer. With the friendship Stone, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Osteo- Saturday April 28 ing in northern California$has molded and (and a bit of mentoring) pathic Manual Medicine, and Restoration of Reviving the theater's community talent shaped the woman she is today. She is sof- of Fred and Cheryl Mi- Function. show tradition, local talents of many favors spoken, thoughtful; and with a litle bit of touer, Judith's trajectory Te best way to evaluate any personal or will descend upon Arena Teater's stage on conversation it becomes obvious that she’s once again changed. She business environment is to visit. Take it in. Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., when the also professional, entrepreneurial, success- learned the art of massage and created a new One instinctively knows when they connect curtain opens for Talent on the Fringe, a fun ful, and a genuinely nice person. life for herself. with the environment. Walk in the front door show for the whole family, celebrating the Before the creation of Healing Arts & Meeting Judith today, it’s easy to see why at Healing Arts & Massage in Cypress Village creative spirit that marks our coastal com- Massage Center, Judith’s California experi- in Gualala. Te odds are greatly in your favor munity, as part of the Almost Fringe Festival. that you will connect. Ahhhhhh. Performers of all ages will not only enter- tain the audience but also help raise money for the theater by showing of their talents. Te lineup so far includes singers, musicians, dancers, and comedians. Dream of a Hawai- ian vacation when the local ukulele group strums their instruments, marvel at the col- orful costumes of the Ballet Folklorico pre- senting traditional Mexican folk dances and "let yourself go" with the local tap dancers. Tere's still time to sign up and people are encouraged to call the theater at 707 882- 3272 or email [email protected]. Acts must be no longer than fve minutes. Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk Whale & Jazz returns for the 15th time. (Cover). • 215 Main 11 • KGUA 17 Judith Fisher and her "oasis" are considered. (Page 2). • Action Network 7 • KTDE 16 Talent from the Fringe fundraiser at Arena Teater, April 28. (Page 2). • Alison Trujillo Translations 2 • Litle Green Bean 15 Spanish Language Film Series continues at Arena Teater April 29. (Page 4). • Almost Fringe Festival 19 • Lof, Te 4 Mini Celtic invasion set for April 27: Four Shillings Short at Gualala Arts. (Page 4). • Anchor Bay Store 13 • Mar Vista 18 AC Myles returns, Guitar in hand April 14 at Garcia River Casino. (Page 4). • Arena Frame 7 • McCann, Peter P.T 16 Elk poet Michael McCullough brings verse to 215 Main, April 19. (Page 4). • Arena Pharmacy 6 • Mendo Viné 2 North Coast Artists' Guild featured at Gualala Arts April 6. (Page 5). • Arena Tech Center 15 • MTA 17 Scot Mercer gives a whale of a talk at Pt.