Gualala Arts Center with Taylor – to Perform Solo, As Duos, and As an Te Main Event: “Historic Vibes Summit”, the Ensemble

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 entertain 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 colorful 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. Arena Lighthouse April 21. (Page 5). • Arena Teater 5 • Ofce Source 16 April Crossword answers on here. (Page 5). • Arf Feed and Pet 3 • Oz Farm 18 From Russia with love. Chamber music at Gualala Arts April 15. (Page 6). • B Bryan Preserve 9 • Phillips Insurance 2 Change is in the wind. Change Maker Workshop at Coast Library. (Page 6) • Banana Belt Properties Back Cover • Pier Chowder House&Tap Room 5 April 15th will be here on, well, April 15th. (Page 6). • Bed and Bone 14 • Point Arena Light Station 4 Te Moon phases are revealed for all to see (and wish upon). (Page 6). • Cove Cofee 18 • Red Stella 7 Once again, MET Opera is doubled this month. (Page 7). • Denise Green 11 • Redwood Coast Chamber of Com. 8 Pt. Arena Lighthouse has plans for you (and me) this month. (Page 7). • Dream Catcher Interiors 4 • Rollerville Cafe 16 Embrace the fringes. Te Almost Fringe Festival returns this month. (Page 8). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 14 • Roots 2 Nice beaver. Te Elusive Mountain Beaver, that is. Secrets revealed April 22. (Page 8). • Garcia River Casino 12 • Sea Trader, Te 12 Karin Uphof considers the wind and other elements. (Page 9). • Green Room, Te 10 • Sonoma Clean Power 20 Te American Robin is Audubon's bird of the month. (Page 9). • Gualala Arts 7, Cover • Transformational Bodywork 11 Cathy Riehm talks about the fu. (Page 9). • Gualala Building Supply 8 • Uneda Pizza 9 Music, food, and confession. Arena Teater Film Club this month. (Page 10). • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Wellness On Te Coast 5 Consider Cezanne. Exhibition on screen returns April 8. (Page 10). • Healing Arts and Massage 16 • Zen House Motorcycles 18 Poets invited to get on their soapbox April 28. (Page 10). • Ignacio Health Insurance 13 Photography and Ceramics at Dolphin Gallery. Smile. (Page 11).

David Stefen suggests we pay atention to what we hear and read. (Page 12). April 28 is another good day to buy a book at Four-Eyed Frog Books. (Page 13). Our thanks to March contributors Rozann Grunig, Sally Marshall, Mitch McFarland, Try the chowder. Try all the chowders. Really. April 15 at Gualala Arts./ (Page 13). Blake More, Paula Ray Power, Cathy Riehm, Mary Jane Schramm, David Stefen, Almost Fringe hits Coast Highway Art Collective too. (Page 13). Karin Uphof, Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. Need a book? Check our Top-15 list for a suggestion. (Page 14). Get Wild. Jennifer Bort Yacovissi reviews A new non-fction gem. (Page 14). Read the Peddler Online- Moat Creek's Taco Fest is ahead. (Save the date). (Page 14). Te April Sudoku Puzzle is here. (Page 15). Its Free & In Full Color! Mitch considers waste in this month's Scutlebut. (Page 15). Evening tours at the lighthouse (April 28 & 29) have a pink hue. (Page 16). www.thelighthousepeddler.net Te Main Event. A hot night at Whale & Jazz April 7. (Page 16). Sally Marshall begins a multi-part series in her Notes From Te Midwest. (Page 17). Write? Right. Te Writers Group meets Monday evenings. Open to all. (Page 17). Te April Crossword Puzzle is here. (Page 18). Issue #198 April 2018 Strike Iron April 14 at Arena Teater. (Your feet will be moving.) (Page 19). Mary Jane Schramm: Reading Te Omens. (Page 19). Lighthouse Peddler

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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Elk Poet Michael McCullough Featured At 215 Main "Four Shillings Short" Serie de Películas en Español Tird Tursday Poetry Set For April 19 Whale and Jazz Presents La Delgada Línea by Blake More A Global Harmony ConcertWith Amarilla Domingo Christy Martin & Aodh Og O'Tuama On Tursday, April 19, at 7:30pm Te in New Zealand, Oregon, and most recently el 29 de abril, Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz Reading Se- the unparalleled Elk, California to name a Four Shillings Short, playing at Gualala La delgada línea amarilla es el viaje de ries at 215 Main in Point Arena will feature few. His poetry refects the landscapes trav- Arts Center on Friday, April 27, at 7:00pm, cinco hombres que son contratados para Elk poet Michael McCullough. Te reading eled with a particular emphasis on space and features the husband/wife duo of Aodh Og pintar la línea divisoria de una carretera que will begin with live improv jazz and an open time but it’s the moments of spontaneity, O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy conecta dos pueblos de México. A bordo de mic with jazz improv; the reading will con- like that of a wild ferment, that brings the Martin from California, performing tradi- una vieja camioneta, inician el trabajo de clude with more live improv jazz. most intimate parts of his work to light. tional and original music from the Celtic más de doscientos kilómetros de asfalto y Hands stained purple, Michael Mc- McCullough hopes to revive the great lands, Medieval & Renaissance Europe, In- pintura amarilla que deberán completar en Cullough is known as a wayfaring wine- oratory tradition of poetry and will provide dia and the Americas on a fantastic array of making poet. Born in Austin Texas, bred in a performance packed full of memorized Britain, and bolstered by California’s blufs, pieces. With such an emphasis on phonet- McCullough has achieved an unusual rhyth- ics, rhythm and delivery he believes his mical style and command of the English work is best served listened to rather than language compared to “lyrical gymnastics” read. Having just performed at the Poetry and even Gerard Manly Hopkins - too high Cafe in London, McCullough eagerly awaits a claim, he says. his return to see the friends, faces and family First fnding poetry through performance, made while living on the Mendocino Coast McCullough was a professional Shakespeare last year. actor in San Jose before turning his focus to instruments (over 30) including Hammered wine. With a B.S. in Wine & Viticulture from Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz is supported by Te & Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, Mandola, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. McCullough has Tird Tursday Poetry Group, many anonymous Bouzouki, Tinwhistles, Recorders, Medieval spent the last decade seeking out the world’s donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it and Renaissance Woodwinds, North Indi- most renown wine regions and has worked has received fom Te James Irvine Foundation. an Sitar, Charango, Bowed Psaltery, Banjo, AC Myles Returns To Te Coast April 14 Bodhran, Guitar, Native American Flutes, Ukulele, Percussion, vocals and even a Krum- One Performance At Garcia River Casino horn. Garcia River Casino presents AC Myles Whether he’s ripping the music from a Te concert in Coleman Hall is $10 in ad- Saturday, April 14. Showtime is 8:30pm. vintage hard-body Fender Strat or Telecaster, vance, plus $5 the day of the event, and tick- menos de quince días. Cinco solitarios que, Myles’ style is sometimes understated. Tere or his Oscar Schmidt “Rhythm King” semi- ets can be purchased at BrownPaperTickets. por azares del destino, se unen con el único are moments during a hollow body guitar, AC com or by calling 1.800.838.3006. Tickets propósito de ganar unos pesos, pero sin set when he's able to Myles has a list of cred- can also be bought in person at Gualala Arts buscarlo, este viaje cambiará su manera de make it look efortless. its that belie his youth- Center or the Dolphin Gallery. No host bar, ver y entender la vida. Al fnalizar el recor- And other moments ful good looks. He’s Cabaret seating. rido, comprenderán que existe una delgada when the blisters are played with Buddy Guy, “Eclectic and unpredictable . . . Teir rep- línea entre el bien y el mal; entre la risa y el right in front of you. Elvin Bishop, Tedeschi ertoire joins together traditional Celtic tunes, llanto; entre la vida y la muerte.. Director: One minute he’ll crank Trucks Band, and Sonny Indian ragas and American mountain music Celso R. Garcia. Cast: Damián Alcazar, out Bobby “Blue” Landreth. Critical Jazz into an intoxicating mash. Trough their Joaquín Cosio, Silverio Palacios, Gustavo Bland’s “I Wouldn’t wrote: "Blues-rocking many albums and constant touring, they’ve Sánchez Parra. Mexico 2015. Runtime: 95 Treat A Dog (Te Way guitarist AC Myles is become known for thwarting listeners’ ex- minutes. Arena Teater: 214 Main Street, You Treated Me)”, then puting the paddles to a pectations and fnding common ground in Pt. Arena, CA 95468. he’ll shif gears to deliver a credible version genre that has certainly seen beter days. As genres not ofen associated with one anoth- of “Rock My Soul”, or a classic R&B classic legends have continued to pass on and new er.” (Connect Savannah) ”Te delightfully sur- like “Reconsider Me”. talent simply doesn't seem to have the stay- prising collection of songs and sounds this ing power, Myles is the perfect storm. Strong husband/wife act create, stretch the limits of vocals and even stronger instrumental skills." Celtic and Folk music by stirring in generous Forget the reviewers. Go see Myles for your- amounts of Indian Ragas and Medieval fa- self. vorings via some of the tastiest sitar playing this side of Ravi Shankar. ” (Valpariso Times) “Teir music is a global potpourri.” (New Times, Miami) O’Tuama grew up in a family of poets, musicians and writers. He plays Tinwhistles, Medieval & Renaissance woodwinds, Recorders, Doumbek (from Moroc- co), bowed Psaltery, Spoons and sings both in English, Gaelic & French. Martin grew up in a family of musicians and dancers. She plays sitar, the Hammered Dulcimer, Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Banjo, Guitar, Bodhran (Irish frame drum), Charango, bowed Psaltery, Ukelele and sings in English, Irish and Sanskrit.

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Andrea Allen and the North Coast Artists’ Guild Scot Mercer Talks Whales And Te Whale Census At Gualala Arts • Opening Reception April 6 at Pt. Arena Lighthouse Opening at Gualala Arts Center in April 1900 degrees,” she says. Saturday April 21. are two unique exhibits, both infuenced by As a child in Michigan, Allen took her On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4:00pm symbols and culture. frst drawing lessons at the age of 4 and was Scot Mercer will present “Whale Research An opening reception will be held Friday, introduced to ceramics by age 10. She stud- and the 2018 Gray Whale Census.” Te April 6, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, for Andrea ied art at Western Michigan University and lecture will be presented in the Fog Signal Allen and the North Coast Artists’ Guild, has been an established artist ever since. Her Building at the Point Arena Lighthouse, opening in the Elaine Jacob Foyer and Bur- work can be seen at AndreaAllenArt.com. arenatheater.org 45500 Lighthouse Rd. in Point Arena. Ad- net Gallery, respectively. Te reception is In the Burnet Gallery, NCAG and artists mission is $5 and reservations are recom- April 2018 free with a no-host bar and appetizers and from Coast Highway Collective, Discovery mended. visitors are in- Gallery, and Elk Arena Theater Association In this presentation Sco t will report on vited to meet Artists' Collec- whale research projects undertaken by Men- Annual Membership Meeting the artists. tive, present donoma Whale and Seal Study this past year Allen, who “Visual Vocabu- and Board Election along the Sonoma and Mendocino Coasts. moved to the lary: Text in Monday April 16 6 p.m. He will present the outcome of their various coast recent- Art & Images in Exhibition on Screen eforts including the diversity of toothed ly and who Script.” Tis ex- and baleen whales on this coast, the year- Sunday April 8 1 PM has exhibited hibit challenges round presence and behavior of gray whales Cézanne t h r o u g h o u t print artists to ▪▪▪ on the local coast, photo identifcation, and the Bay Area, create in a visual the results of their 2018 gray whale migra- Met Opera Live in HD including the realm and visual tion census. Additionally, new information Saturday April 14 9:30 AM Asian Art Mu- artists to incor- from other research groups, on grays and seum in San porate text. Luisa Miller other whale species, will be ofered. Francisco, spe- “Tough im- Saturday April 28 9:55 AM Scot has studied marine mammals, espe- cializes in Chi- ages, pictures, Cendrillon cially whales, since 1974. He is a major con- ▪▪▪ nese brush art with a unique style that com- and art are quite diferent than text of a natu- tributor to the photo identifcation catalogs bines the traditions of the Chinese Masters ral language, they are not totally diferent,” Arena Theater Live of North Atlantic humpback, fnback, and with a subtle, contemporary fair. explains Donnalynn Chase, curator and Saturday April 14 8:30 PM right whales. He has done extensive aerial Allen utilizes many ancient Chinese tech- NCAG president. “Images, pictures and art and shipboard Strike Iron niques such as grinding her own Sumi ink, are created to convey meaning or express a surveys, as Saturday April 28 7:30 PM ofen mixing it with watercolor, loading the concept, just as language does when writen. well as con- Talent On The Fringe calligraphy brush, and applying it to hand- In fact, we ofen draw diagrams to clarify ducted re- ▪▪▪ made rice paper, with a minimal number of textual meaning.” search in the Spanish Language strokes to complete each painting. She care- She goes on to explain that in ancient times, Ca r i b b ea n , fully balances the unpainted and painted words had magic and power; some words Film Series throughout spaces in each composition, creating a tran- could not be spoken but were represented Sunday April 29 7 PM the Western North Atlantic, and the Ca- quil fow throughout each painting. by a symbol and “it can be argued that a La Delgada Línea Amarilla nadian Maritimes. He has taught marine ▪▪▪ “With each ceramic piece, I mix my own graphic display is fully adequate or superior mammal biology, marine ecology, zoology, colored under glazes and paint on the green to a verbal or writen." Arena Theater Film Club earth science, and shipboard feld classes at ware, using a traditional Chinese calligraphy Both exhibits will remain on display at Mondays 7 PM the college level. Scot has presented data brush. Te piece is then bisque fred to over Gualala Arts through Sunday, April 29. at major conferences and symposiums. He April 2 Keep On Keepin' On 1900 degrees. I then paint on three coats has published three books including Te April 9 I Confess of lustrous glaze and fre the piece again to Great Whale Book and Whalehead Nation. April 23 42 Grams In 1978 he founded New England Whale 214 Main Street Point Arena Watch, Inc. to get on the ocean daily for six months, in addition to of-season research. Scot is co-founder of a marine research station in Nova Scotia, Canada. Reservations and information: (707) 882-2809, ext. 1.

Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Gualala Arts Chamber Music April Brings Change Maker Workshops New Moon presents Sunday, April 15: New Series Opens April 4 At Coast Community Library cellist Boris Andrianov and In April, Coast Community Library is Te workshops use the Challenge Day ofering a series of Be a Change Maker teen program model for youth who desire more guitarist Dimitri Illarionov workshops led by Ana Mathis. Librarian Ju- connected relationships and want to de- Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series pres- lia Larke says, “I’m pleased to welcome Ana velop skills to create change. Challenge Day ents a concert in honor of donors RC and as a new part-time Library Assistant at the was frst held in 1987 in Livermore, CA and Tina Vasavada. Te Vasavadas lived in the library. Besides the upcoming Be a Change since that time the program has taken place area for many years and were very generous Maker workshops, she recently set up an in more than 2,200 schools throughout 48 and active Gualala Arts members. “We feel interactive Woman's History quiz for the U.S. states, in 10 countries including much privileged to honor the Vasavadas each year month of March where inspiring quotes of Canada, Te Netherlands, Belgium, and April 15 with a specially designated Chamber Music are displayed throughout the library and several others. concert,” said Gualala Arts Executive Direct patrons can guess at the author.” A goal is to provide teens with tools to David “Sus” Susalla. Te Change Maker workshops’ theme break down walls of separation and isolation Full Moon For the Sunday, April 15 concert at is based upon the quote, "Be the change and inspire people to live, study, and work in 4:00pm, two outstanding young Russian you wish to see in the world" which is a an environment of acceptance, love, and re- soloists$ cellist Boris Andrianov and gui- modifed version of Mahatma Gandhi’s spect. “What if the solution to the challenges tarist Dimitri Illarionov$combine forces actual words…"If we could change our- of separation, isolation and loneliness was as in this rare and wonderful combination of selves, the tendencies in the world would simple as taking a couple minutes each day cello and guitar. also change.”…“As a man/woman changes to connect with those people around us?" Tickets for this concert are $25 in advance, his/her own nature, so does the atitude of Stop in or contact the library now to reserve plus $5 day of show, and can be purchased the world change towards them. ... We need your spot in this dynamic idea. at BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling not wait to see what others do." April 29 Designed for 7th-12th grades, the Change April 4th: Be The Change: What do maker workshops ofer young people a we create when we be the change? chance to explore real life issues while cre- April 7th: TBD ating tangible solutions for change through April 18th: Mind Body Soul: Stress hands on projects and discussions, and Awareness also encouraging random acts of kindness. April 21st: Create the Change: Re- Tey are designed to inspire peace, create use—Recycle Earth Day Challenge hope and challenge teens to fnd their afn- ity for all people. Are You Ready For Te 15th? We wanted to make certain than, well, you know, do I really 1-800-838-3006 or in person at Gualala we got your atention. None of have to say it? So whether you’re Arts Center or the Dolphin Gallery. us really look forward to April on your way to the post ofce, Andrianov, who plays the cello with the 15, but this year the Peddler is or just returning from the post ease of a violin, and Illarionov, who does excited about the 15th. Tat’s ofce or still procrastinating, not seem to know any instrumental bound- when we launch our new web- take a moment and check out aries, show an unbelievable breadth of mu- site. Why did we choose the our new site. More on this in sicality. Teir duo CD Classical Duo was 15th? I don’t know about you next month's issue of the Light- in the preliminary list of nominations for but we wanted to focus on something other house Peddler. Grammy Award. Te duo has given con- certs in Europe, North America, and Asia. www.thelighthousepeddler.com

Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Two Operas From Te MET Completes Te Season Te Point Arena Lighthouse Arena Teater Presents "Luisa Miller" (14th) and "Cendrillon" (28th) Shines in April With Gualala A treat for opera lovers in April. Tis throughout the score, nowhere more than in Something For Everyone Arts month Arena Teater will present the fnal the tenor’s ravishing Act II aria “Quando le SINCE 1961 two Met Opera Live in HD performances of sere al placido.” Te rare duet for two basses Te Point Arena Lighthouse is pleased 707.884.1138 the 2017-2018 opera season. in Act II refects the preponderance of lower to participate in the 2018 Almost Fringe GualalaArts.org Saturday, April 14, 9:30am Luisa Miller voices found throughout the score, and it Festival, sponsored by Visit Mendocino. A month-long festival celebrating all the cre- 46501 Old State Hwy comes to the screen. Plácido Domingo adds is against these dark sounds that the high Gualala, CA yet another role to his legendary Met ative happenings countywide, the focus of the Festival will turn to Point Arena on April Exhibit Openings career in this rarely performed Verdi Fri 4/6 5-7 pm gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fa- 27 – 29. Te Lighthouse will be ofering fve Gualala Arts Center great events in support of the Almost Fringe Brushstrokes, Andrea Allen therly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the Visual Vocabulary, NCAG & collectives GSFF title role opposite Piotr Beczała in the Festival, and we invite you to atend them Elaine Jacob Foyer & Burnett Gallery all! frst Met performances of the opera in Sat 4/7 Dolphin Gallery 5-7 pm more than ten years. Bertrand de Billy An early start to the Festival will be the Peter Dobbins, photography Debra Haber, ceramics conducts. Wind & Whale Celebration on Saturday, Dolphin Winter Hours: Wed-Mon 10 am-4 pm Luisa Miller represents a transi- April 21 from 10:00am to 3:00pm. See the tional moment in Giuseppe Verdi’s full article about this celebration on page 11. April through May 15th unparalleled career. While reminis- On Saturday, April 28 the Lighthouse Anniversary cent of the youthful vitality that had made tessitura of Luisa’s soprano takes on an ad- will present noted Kashaya Pomo artist Eric Verdi an inter- ditional feel of lightness and purity. Her im- Wilder’s Pop-up Gallery in the Fog Signal Building from 10:00am to 4:00pm. He will Sonoma Mendocino Coast national sensa- passioned “Tu puniscimi, O Signore,” flled Whale & Jazz Festival display his original art, greeting cards, clocks tion, the op- with pianissimo high Cs, is a choice example Download your pocket guide at GualalaArts.org! and other unique and unusual items. A mas- era also looks of her music expressing the luminescence of The Main Event: forward to the her character. ter storyteller, Eric will also regale visitors Sat 4/7 Historic Vibes Summit dramaturgical Runtime is 218 minutes; 2 intermissions. with Pomo legends. At 11:00am he will tell Light buffet at 6 pm, $35 the story “Te Creation of the Ocean.” At Concert at 7 pm, $28, plus $5 day of discipline and Te second ofering is Cendrillon, play- Roger Glenn, Tommy Kesecker, Yancie Taylor sophistication ing Saturday, April 28, 9:55am. “Glorious,” 2:00pm it will be “How the Sun Came Out.” and Yami Schwartz, 16, Festival Youth Discovery of the compos- raved the New York Times when Joyce Di- Also on Saturday, April 28 poet Sal Marti- nez will present “In a Diferent Mirror.” Te Sat 4/14 Chowder & Jazz er’s middle pe- Donato sang the title role of Cendrillon at 15th AnnualChowder Challenge riod. Te story the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her performance Point Arena Lighthouse is thrilled to pres- with ent the poetry of Sal Barnebey's Hot Four! centers on the was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the Applications New Orleans style jazz! at bond between frst time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take Martinez, who will 11:30 am-2:30 pm GualalaArts.org a father and his on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, give readings of his Tickets, $25, plus $5 day of Music only FREE! daughter as they stand together against a with DiDonato starring in the title role. She poetry at 12:00pm hostile world, and much of the dramatic and is paired with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and 3:00pm. Sal Fri 4/27 Four Shillings Short psychological acumen that would defne the in the trouser role of Prince Charming, is a proud citizen $10 in advance, plus $5 day of 7 pm and Tribal Coun- No host bar, Cabaret seating mature Verdi is already fully apparent in this Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Purchase advance tickets at earlier work. It is an opera very much like Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame cil Secretary of the BrownPaperTickets.com, its title character$one that impresses with de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy conducts Manchester Band of 1.800.838.3006 or at Gualala Arts Pomo Indians of the Center or Dolphin Gallery 7*4*5 genuine virtues rather than superfcial fashi- Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook pro- (6"-"-""35403('03%&5"*-4 ness. duction. Te Runtime is 167 minutes, with Manchester/Point As the opera represents a pivotal moment 1 intermission. Arena Rancheria. He has work published in 0pen 10 am – 4 pm weekdays in Verdi’s career, so the score itself has as- For all operas: $24 general, $22 senior, two (In)Visible Project anthologies spon- Noon – 4 pm weekends pects of both the rough vitality of his early $18 youth (18 and under) available in ad- sored by Memoir Magazine, and has work works and the refnement of his middle ca- vance online and at the box ofce the day of published online (free to view) at Misft reer. Passionate melody is on full display the opera Magazine. He also has work published in an anthology called Red Indian Road West, sponsored by Scarlet Tanager Books. He currently works as a Security Guard at the Garcia River Casino and resides in Pt. Are- na, CA with his wife and family. Sal’s poetry books will be available for purchase during the event, and he will be available to talk to between his readings. Admission to the art exhibit, storytell- ing and poetry readings is free. Discounted Tower Tours are $5. Closing out the Lighthouse’s Almost Fringe events will be the (almost) Full Pink Moon Night Tour on Saturday, April 28 and Full Pink Moon Night Tour on Sunday, April 29. See the full article about these tours on page 16.

Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Te Mendocino County Almost Fringe Festival Te Elusive Mountain Beaver April 27, 28, and 29 in Point Arena Learn More Sunday April 22 by Gillian Nye At Coast Community Library Te Point Arena Merchants Association & Clothing), August Valentine Sustainable Wine Hour with the Girafes at 1:30pm and Another opportunity to learn in the brings Mendocino County’s Almost Fringe Luxury Clothing & Goods by Charlie B., 3:00pm. Enjoy a glass of wine in the B. Bryan friendly environment of the Coast Com- Festival to town for the second annual week- Oz Farm Stand, Jo Athey with Athey's Great Preserve Girafe House and have the multi- munity Library, 225 Main Street, Pt. Arena, end event. Activities and events for all ages Bowls of Fun, Allen and Astrid with their talented Rothschild Girafe custom paint a Sunday April 22 at 2:00pm. will be held in and around Point Arena April Wafes & Baked Goods Farm Stand, Rebecca pair of wine glasses for you! Learn fun facts Te Point Arena mountain beaver, Aplo- 27, 28, 29. Te Fringe Fest is a take on the Barnes (Jewelry), Justin York (potery) and about these amazing endangered creatures dontia rufa nigra, is a federally endangered International Fringe Festival, a celebration of Emilie Alsager with Madrona Leather goods. from the keeper, along with some training subspecies only found in Point Arena and diversity and creativity in art of all forms. • You will want to plan to eat lunch in town - tips! Cost is $65 (must be 21). Register @ • Coast Community Library will kick of Ana Mathis of Ono Pono will be selling plant www.bbryanpreserve.com. the weekend with a Chalk the Walk event based lunches and the AMS 7th grade class • Saturday night Arena Teater will roll out from 11:00am-5:00pm. Sets of chalk will be will be vending fsh tacos. Te Hot Dog cart the red carpet at 7:30pm for Talent on the available at the library for artists of all ages Fringe, showcasing the creative spirit of our to decorate the sidewalks of town! Friends coastal community! Fun for the whole family of the Coast Community Library will assign with performers of all ages! Tere is still time sidewalk areas for chalking and organize the to sign up (required), call 882-3272. Te judging of designs. All participants in this show is $20 per person and will beneft the free event will receive prizes, so bring the Arena Teater. surrounding areas. Tese secretive creatures family and friends down to help beautify the • At 8:00pm the Lighthouse is back in the have survived for millions of years, but they city! spotlight for the (almost) Full Pink Moon now face new threats to their survival. For • Coast Highway Artists Collective will fea- Night Tour. Climb to the top of the tallest her graduate work on Wildlife and Climate ture member artists’ interpretations of what lighthouse on the West Coast, illuminated by Change at Humboldt State University, Jen- is on the fringe, as well as guest artists Karen the (almost) full moon. Cost is $30 each, $50 nie Jones Scherbinski, studies mountain Shapiro, Laurie MacAdams, Jane Reichhold, for two. beavers and their habitat and she will talk Carol Frechete and Doric Jemison Ball. Te • 215 Main will feature the art of local tal- about our local subspecies and discuss her gallery, at 284 Main Street, will be open Fri- ent Lena Bullamore along with Latin, Brazil- research into a new approach for recovery day, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am- ian and Cuban tunes from DJ Jose Ruiz at and ways you can help. 7:00pm. Friday evening will feature the 8:00pm. As always, the sandwich menu and Come celebrate Earth Day by learning Highwaymen with guest foutist Leslie Dahl- extensive wine and beer list will be available. about one of your wild neighbors. All are hof from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Saturday afer- will be in town, and Bob’s Smoked Chicken No cover. welcome. Free. For more information, call noon will feature Barbara Johannes playing Lunch will be at 215 Main. Pazzo Marco Ge- • Te adventures continue on Sunday be- the library at 882-3114. the accordion and Saturday evening from lato will be set up, along with Café Selkie for ginning at 1pm with the All About Netles 5:00pm-7:00pm will be the joyous tunes of your sweet tooth! Stop by Franny’s Cup & workshop. Join local herbalist Gillian Nye Black Sugar Rose, featuring Todd Orenick Saucer and the Arena Market and Café for and farm educator Jennifer Ketring for an and Charlene Rowland. Wine, drinks and Fringe Fest specials! afernoon exploring the wonderful world of hors d’oeuvres will be available on both eve- • Head out to the Point Arena Lighthouse netles!! Begin by wildcrafing along the nings. (Full story on page 19.) for more festivities! From 10:00am-3:30pm coast and then head to the farm for an in- • On Friday evening from 8:00pm-10:00pm the unique art of local Kashaya Pomo artist depth look at this herb and it’s many benefts you will fnd singer/songwriter Marcos Eric Wilder will be on display and available and uses, along with lots of tastings and rec- Pereda at 215 Main. Marcos is a prize win- for sale. Eric will be telling stories during the ipe sharing. Te wood fred oven will be in ning Cuban artist with a diverse performance day; at 11:00am will be “Te Creation of the action for some delicious netle pesto pizze- background, including a recent recording Ocean” and at 2:00pm he will tell “How the tas. Participants will take their netles home, with Mendocino County guitar legend Alex Sun Came Out.” Te Lighthouse is also host- as well as products crafed during the day. de Grassi. Enjoy one of 215’s famous panini ing local poet Sal Martinez. Sal is a member Limited space available. 1:00pm-4:30pm/ sandwiches and a glass of wine or local beer of the Manchester band of Pomo Indians and $45per person. More info and registration @ while you enjoy “Canciones del Espíritu,” has been published in Memoir Magazine, www.windyhollowfarm.com. Songs from the Spirit. Misft Magazine and Red Indian Road West • From 2:00pm-3:00pm, Visit Oz Farm for • Roots Herbal Apothecary will celebrate Anthology. He will be reading at noon and their annual Almost Fringe Tour. Tis work- local art and creativity throughout the week- 3:00pm. ing farm is in a quiet, private valley along the end by ofering a 15% discount on hand craf- • Back in downtown Point Arena, the music Garcia River. Enjoy a day in the life of Oz ed items. Stop in for a discount on handmade never stops! At Centennial Plaza, enjoy local with a walk through the organic agricultural soaps, candles, cards, jewelry and knit items, Tango dancers from 12:30 -2:00pm followed felds, forest to the river. Te free tour will last as well as their entire line of organic, me- by the music of Black Sugar Rose from 2:00- about an hour. Please arrive on time, bring a dicinal tea blends and body products. Many 3:00pm. Look for local legend Van Sickle and water botle and durable walking shoes. Main Street merchants will be open, look for his accordion on the street corners, and many • Topping of the weekend will be Beer Bin- pop up savings and interesting items during TBA guest musicians throughout the day! go at the Pier Chowder House & Tap Room. this fun weekend! • Drop by the Zen House for the “Art of Mo- Cost is $30 per person (must be 21) and in- • Saturday is an exciting day in and beyond torcycle Maintenance” to view rare, historic cludes beer, appetizers and of course, Beer the city limits! Tere will be a Pop–Up Gal- and collectible motorcycles from 2-4, and en- Bingo! lery & Live Music throughout the town from joy storewide discounts and complimentary Visit the Point Arena Merchants Associa- 11:00am-4:00pm. Vendors at the Gallery delectable edibles! tion website www.pointarena.net for up to & Market include Kersten Tanner (Jewelry • Te local African hoof stock will host date information. See you in Point Arena!!

Pg 8 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Words on Wellness Animal Care & Welfare by Karin Uphoff By Cathy Riehm Zowie! Here comes that enlivening ticles, alcohol, toxic gases from petroleum Te fu has recently caused many people And what about kities? Cats can get the coastal spring wind - some days frigid and products and the like. Te deeper the breath to be sick, and even die. Animals can get fu, too. Te two cat fu viruses are Feline others warm – the gif of the season. April of fresh air, the more we detox while also the fu, too. Tere were several cases of dog Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) and Feline is a time of aspiration – both defnitions ap- nourishing our tissues with the energy they fu reported in the Bay Area just in the last Calicivirus (FCV). Tis is what the FVRCP ply: to draw a breath crave. On the coast, few months. We know that humans can get vaccine prevents. Equine infuenza vaccines and the hope or am- we receive so much the fu from other humans and dogs can get have been available for some time, but it is bition of achieving more than oxygen in the fu from other dogs. Viruses, as well as only recently that a canine infuenza vac- something. You can the form of sea mist bacteria, fungi and para- cine has been developed. stand on the edge of suspended in the air – sites are all zoonotic. A Infuenza is spread the headlands watch- each breath is a dose zoonotic disease is one by coming into contact ing whale trails, while of essential minerals that can be transmited with infected animals, taking deep breaths to and microscopic chlo- from animals to humans- like dogs snifng noses. clear out your lungs rophyll from salts and an example is the H1N1 It is delivered by air- in an act of spring seaweeds that goes di- swine fu infuenza vi- borne mechanisms, like cleansing. Te inside of your lungs look rectly into our bloodstream. rus. Can we catch the fu coughing and sneezing, essentially like the refection of a large tree As you gaze out into the blue beyond and from our pets and could and can also be transmit- in still water. Te litle avioli air sacs (the are sung to by the chorus of crashing waves, we give our pets the fu? ted by coming into con- ‘leaves’) are thin-skinned, infatable and in- it is also a chance to connect with your deep- Te general consensus is tact with contaminated fused with tiny one-celled thick capillaries est intentions and the aspirations that evolve that while we can both items, like food bowls or that are busy exchanging the spent contents from them. Nature begins in spring again catch a cold, the viruses toys. Dr. Barbara Weiss, of your out-breath with a newly oxygenated and so do we with projects for our com- that cause these colds are at Village Veterinary in in-breath. Te surface area of these sacs is munities, travel, studies and joys that enrich diferent. Mendocino, says that about a big as a tennis court – a vast frontier our spirits. We can support those aspirations Infuenza A, a conta- "dogs who travel, go to for securing our greatest physiological need, by visualizing the release of old stale ener- gious viral disease, can dog parks and atend oxygen. gies while exhaling and the infusion of fresh afect our animals, too. dog shows and competi- Standing by the sea we are literally ex- energies and new possibilities on the inhale. Canine infuenza (CIV H3N2 and H3N8), tions should be vaccinated". changing air with the greatest forest of ox- May the aspirations of April add vibrancy to or dog fu, and equine infuenza A (H3N8), Could the canine fu travel up the coast to ygen on the planet – sea vegetation in the your life. ! or horse fu, are two viruses that afect the us? PetCare in Santa Rosa reports that they form of phyto-plankton, algae and kelp. We Karin Uphof is a Master Herbalist and Iridologist, respiratory system. Te symptoms include have not had any recent canine infuenza breathe back to them carbon dioxide and Massage Terapist, energy healer, Reiki practitioner and Yoga a persistent cough, sneezing, a runny nose, cases. Keep things clean, especially when waste from the body. Our out-breath re- Instructor, and co-founder of Mind Body Medicine for Health, dehydration, fever, loss of appetite and loss handling many diferent dogs, and be sure leases what our blood is holding in evapora- Education & Wellness in Mendocino, California. of energy. Te fatality rate is low in canine to provide the healthiest lifestyle possible tive chemical load: drug residue, smoke par- Karin's website is htp://rainbowconnection.net. and equine infuenza cases- typically only for your pet to ensure a strong immune sys- if the virus is allowed to develop into pneu- tem that is able to fght of the fu. Readily Identifed monia is there a risk of death. American Robin Te American Robin must be the frst males fght with each other, and their own bird most people identify, Robin Red- refections in windows and the shiny parts "Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't breast with its gray back and the male’s of automobiles. darker cap. Teir song takes me back to Te nest is an unkempt base of twigs get eight cats to pull a sled through childhood reminding me of warm spring and grass and the inside cup is lined with snow." nights. Teir Latin name is one of the few mud and fne grass that holds the baby-blue Jeff Valdez. I remember, Tur- eggs. Tey usually dus migratorius. have two broods a What birders call season. Te male “the Turd Bird”. feeds the fedglings Migratorius is ft- of the frst brood ting as we see the while the female large focks on our incubates the sec- lawns. Robins cock ond clutch. their head to look Robins served as for the worm not listen. Tey also feed Rachel Carson’s canaries in her book Silent on insects, fruits, and berries. Tey were Spring, which made the connection be- eaten themselves by people in the 1800’s. tween DDT and the death of our songbirds. Teir numbers have increased as trees and Now they serve as the reminder of another lawns have expanded across the country. of nature’s great comebacks. In spring, the large focks break up and the

Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for contributing this article. Each month, the Lighthouse Peddler features another bird regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast. More information is at www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org. • Photo credit: Barbara Fleming

Pg 9 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Jake, Monty, and Clark: Cookin', Confessin', and Playin' Exhibition on Screen Returns Tree Films From Arena Teater Film Club In April Cézanne – Portraits of a Life Sunday April 8 • Arena Teater I must admit, I can acknowedge my pas- emy Award winning Te Cove and the Oscar Tere's an old joke: "Want to make one sion for food and music. On the other hand, nominated Chasing Ice) produced the flm million dollars? Invest two million in a res- From multi award-winning director Phil as one who grew up Lutheran, going to con- with seven time Academy Award nominee taurant." Te point is that it takes an amazing Grabsky, a major new flm re-examining the fession was for my Roman Catholic friends. Quincy Jones, who also counts Terry as his amount of work to create a succesful eatery, life of one of the greatest artists to have ever Nevertheless, regardless of your boyhood (or mentor. Te flm screens Monday, April 2, and there are no guarantees. lived. Based heavily on his extensive cor- girlhood) passions, all three flms in April 7:00pm. It's directed by Alan Hicks, and is 42 Grams – An intimate portrait of a respondence plus interviews with curators, will certainly whet your appetite in diferent rated R. It has a runtime of 86 minutes. complicated Chef (2017) is the third flm experts and the artist's own great-grandson, ways. One week later, the Film Club clearly shifs this month. Afer working at some of the and flmed on location in London, Paris, First up is Keep On Keepin' On. It's a gears. with I Confess (1953). Based on the world’s best restaurants, Chicago chef Jake Washington D.C. and Provence. flm I wanted to see if only to revisit some turn-of-the-century play Our Two Con- Described by Picasso and Matisse as "the time with Quincy Jones, an amazing man of sciences by Paul Anthelme, this Alfred father of us all" Cézanne is considered one music for whom I did some legwork in the Hitchcock flm is set in Quebec. Clif of the greatest artists of all time. Despite 1970s. Te flm, however, is really about mu- plays a priest who hears the murder this, Cézanne remains somewhat unknown, sic across generations. Keep On Keepin' On confession of church sexton O.E. Hasse. somewhat misun- derstood. Until now: this (2014) depicts Bound by the laws of the Confessional, major new documentary flm, Cézanne - the friendship of Clif is unable to turn Hasse over to the Portraits of a Life, reveals the true man. music legend and police. "A forgoten albeit fawed master- Produced by EXHIBITION ON teacher Clark piece, this thriller about a priest accused SCREEN, the flm series dedicated to bring- Terry, 89 and of murder – bound to keep secret the ing world class Justin Kaufin, confession made to him by the real killer Bickelhaupt’s aggressive personality kept art and artists to a 23-year-old, – smoulders gloriously." –Philip Olterman, him from fnding a kitchen to call home. A cinemas world- blind piano Te Guardian. Ignore the real or perceived chef without a restaurant, Jake began cook- wide, Cézanne prodigy. Kaufin, ing ffeen-course menus out of his apart- - Portraits of who sufers from ment. Alongside his dedicated wife Alexa, a Life is based debilitating stage their “underground” restaurant becomes a on an exhibi- fright, is invited foodie hot spot. Te experience is unique: tion of Cézanne to compete in an they present refned favors while dirty dishes portraits at the elite Jazz competition, just as Terry’s health soak in their bedroom. A year later, they take National Portrait takes a turn for the worse. As the clock ticks, out a lease on an abandoned chicken joint to Gallery, London, Musee d'Orsay, Paris, and we see two friends confront the toughest open a real restaurant, 42 Grams. Te flm National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. challenges of their lives. follows them developing menus, hiring and Over his life Cézanne painted almost Terry was also Quincy Jones’ frst teacher, fring staf, shows Jake’s temper, the strains 1000 paintings, 200 of which were portraits. and mentor to Miles Davis. He is among the on their marriage, and what they risk in their Te exhibition, billed by art critics as 'once few performers ever to have played in both pursuit of the American Dream. 42 Grams in a lifetime', brings together - for the frst Count Basie’s and Duke Ellington’s bands. In – An intimate portrait of a complicated time since Cézanne's death - ffy of these the ‘60s Terry broke the color barrier as the faws. Any chance to see Hitchcock and Clif Chef was directed by Jack C. Newell, is not portraits from private and public collections frst African-American staf musician at NBC on the big screen is an opportunity to be rated, and has a running time of 72 minutes. all around the world.

– on "Te Tonight Show." siezed. I Confess screens Monday, April 9, Tese portraits provide the backbone to net/currentissue always free & in color A Skype audience Q&A with flmmaker fol- . Shot over the course of fve years, Keep On 7:00pm. lows screening. Te flm screens on Monday, the moving new cinematic flm. Te flm, Keepin' On is crafed with great afection by Te flm is rated PG-13 and has a runtime: April 23 at 7:00pm. shot in 4k, also travels to Cézanne's home frst time flmmaker Al Hicks, who is a drum- of 116 minutes. In addition to Clif, the cast Arena Teater is at 214 Main Street (High- and studio in Provence and by including mer and former student of Terry’s. includes Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian way One) in Point Arena. correspondence from the artist, it success- Paula DuPre’ Pesmen (behind the Acad- Aherne, and O.E. Hasse. fully sheds new light on the life and work of Calling Poets of All Ages • Stand Up And Be Heard this hugely infuential artist. Show at 1:00pm, doors 12:30pm. Tick- At Coast Community Library April 28 ets: $15 at the door or online at www.arenatheater.org thelighthousepeddler .

In conjunction with the Point Arena "Almost Fringe Festival"

and borrowing a longstanding tradition from London’s Hyde www Park Speaker’s Corner, Tird Tursday Poetry & the Coast Com- munity Library are hosting a Soap Box Poetry Reading in front of the Coast Community Library from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, April 28. No sign ups necessary. Bring poems, and a milk crate (we will have extras). For more information or to reserve a soapbox, contact blake at [email protected].

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April e Lighthouse will be selling its famoussellingits be Lighthousee will t ractions Pg 11Lighthouse Peddler, 2018 April - - t ee, c/o David c/o ee, t en ap en f eld, eld, - - Media's Absentee Landlords by David Stefen Most people of a certain age can prob- down altogether. Print media was becoming owns 845 stations in the United States. Cu- mering large corporations. It is rather a recog- ably recall their discovery of the frst local increasingly concentrated in the hands of mulus Media owns 500 stations. Other com- nition that as technology continues to evolve newspaper carrying their favorite comics. fewer and fewer publishers. panies like Entercom, Cox, Clear Channel, we need to hold precious those things that It almost doesn’t mater what those comics Radio and television sufered a diferent and CBS, are approaching another 1000 sta- we've come to appreciate including the im- were, as there was something for everyone. fate. Te Federal Communications Commis- tions in total. Both iHeart and Cumulus are portance of local radio stations, newspapers I never read Prince Valiant. Too cheesy. I did sion has long been the radio and TV regula- operating in bankruptcy, and bankruptcy and magazines, with local information, pre- read Blondie but felt it hit a litle too close tory arm of the federal government. For most means there will be litle interest in balanced pared by local people. Te adage to "Tink to home. Beetle Bailey. Fun. Peanuts? My of the post-war period (beginning in 1953), programming or local concerns, and more Globally, Act Locally" has never been more ‘peeps’. Li’l Abner? Could have interest in cuting costs. As appropriate. been one or two of my neigh- management focuses on "ef- bors. Hi and Lois? Too vanilla. fciencies", many of these "The illegal we do immedi- I’d follow some or all of these corporate-owned radio sta- in glorious black and white tions will have litle or no ately. The unconstitutional during the week, and on Sun- staf in the cities and towns takes a little longer." day, magically, we found that they serve, enabling them to Henry Kissinger (1923 - ) they had all erupted into liv- save money by doing away ing color. We were too young with local hosts, local news, to understand that the comics and local weather. Te “lo- had two reasons for existing. cal” newscast you hear in First they were entertaining. Topeka might be coming Second, they trained children from a voice in Chicago. And (future subscribers) to get into that’s on top of corporate the habit of reading the daily ownership that caters to the newspaper. expansion of a conservative Growing up in Milwaukee audience mind-set. Ten we had two choices. Tere was there’s Sinclair, the conser- the morning Milwaukee Sen- vative broadcast business tinel and the evening Milwau- which is expanding (perhaps kee Journal. I was one of those “paper boys” companies were allowed to own no more than soon to own 200 television stations) and who got up early in the morning, picked up one AM, one FM, and one TV station in any vying with Fox to become a kingmaker in my bundles of Sentinels and delivered them one media market. Furthermore, they were American politics by shaping and supporting to homes along my streets on the south side limited to a maximum of seven of each na- conservative opinions in the vast majority of of Milwaukee. I earned more money than my tionwide. Period. Te original 7-station limit American media markets. days of seting pins at the local bowling alley, was to prevent any one company from having Tis is not meant to be a sentimental look but afer a year or so decided the litle bit of undue infuence over the American public by at 'the good old days', or an exercise in ham- income it provided wasn’t worth the efort. dominating the media, locally, regionally, or Besides, I was part of a 4-piece band which nationally. During the 1980s this restriction April at Garcia River Casino gave me more spending money than the pa- was seen as “heavy handed”. Under the Rea- per so, hey, why not stay with rock ’n roll. gan administration the FCC saw ft to allow Te Milwaukee Sentinel had long companies to own as many as 12 AM, 12 FM, been a money-loser for William Randolph and 12 TV stations. Got the math: compa- Hearst’s empire. Mathew J. Prigge wrote in nies could now control 36 broadcast outlets the March 2016 Shepherd Express “Hearst nationally. With a straight face and a nod to hung on to the Sentinel, losing money every George Orwell, in 1984 the government told year, until his death in 1951. Hearst Pub- us that fewer companies owning more sta- lishing continued ownership until a strike tions would “encourage media competition”. “The Real Deal! in 1962 shut the paper down for six weeks. Te FCC concluded that the concentration With Hearst Publishing prepared to fold of media in fewer hands posed “no threat to the paper altogether, the Journal Company the diversity of independent viewpoints in Dig It!” stepped in at the last moment and$feeling the information and entertainment markets.” that Milwaukee needed more than one voice Te new rule included another trigger. In in its daily news$ofered $3 million for the 1990 the FCC would further relax the broad- Saturday, April 14, 8.30PM sheet.” For the next 30 years the papers con- cast ownership by any one company to, well, tinued to be published as separate entities, unlimited. A litle more than a decade later only to be merged into a single paper$the alarm bells began going of. According to Journal-Sentinel$in 1994. Milwaukee Deadline Hollywood, by spring 2007, “91% 7th Anniversary wasn’t the only city to become a one-news- of the total weekday talk radio programming paper town. As the century turned, cities all was conservative, and only 9% was progres- $2,500 Cash Raffle Drawings over the country saw their two-newspaper sive. . . .” And those numbers are more than towns become one newspaper towns, and a decade old. Saturday, April 14th, 3PM—11PM—Earn tickets daily! many smaller cities and towns watched as Obviously media consolidation has done 22215 Windy Hollow Rd, Point Arena, CA 707 467 5300 TheGarciaRiverCasino.com their local papers shrunk, merged, or closed nothing for diversity. iHeart Media now Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Declare Your Independence! Visit Te Four-Eyed Frog. Almost Fringe Fest At Coast Highway Art Collective: April 27-29 Saturday, April 28 is National Independent Bookstore Day By Rozann Grunig Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday breathing organisms that continue to grow Te unusual, the bizarre, just a bit dancers and performance art. April 28th and the Frog invites their entire and expand. And they are at your service. whacky, maybe even shocking$that’s what Te Coast Highway Art Collective is community to come celebrate with them. Ann Patchet, bestselling author and co- the Almost Fringe Festival is all about. Join joining into the festivities with guest art- Why celebrate independent owner of Parnassus Books says the members of the Coast Highway Art ists Karen Shapiro, ceramics, Laurie Mac- bookstores? Independent “Consumers control the mar- Collective for a celebratory weekend of this Adams, jewelry, Jane Reichhold, ceramics; bookstores are not just stores, ketplace by deciding where fun and free-form event on Friday, April 27 Carol Frechete, leather and Doric Jemison they’re community centers to spend their money. If what and Saturday, April 28 in Point Arena. Te Ball, ceramics. Collective members will also and local anchors run by pas- a bookstore ofers maters to Collective is hosting two nights of music, have new and interesting pieces on exhibit sionate readers. Tey are entire you, then shop at a bookstore. food, special guest artists and new works by in the spirit of the festival theme. universes of ideas that contain If you feel that the experience its members. On Friday, April 27, entertainment by the the possibility of real serendip- of reading a book is valuable, Loosely based on the International fringe Highwaymen with guest fute, Leslie Dahl- ity. Tey are lively performance then read the book. Tis is how art movement, Mendocino County cel- hof will be at the gallery from 5:00pm to spaces and quiet places where Saturday April 28th we change the world: we grab ebrates this as a month-long festival at sev- 7:00pm. Te following evening, Saturday, aimless perusal is a day well spent. hold of it. We change ourselves.” Change eral venues to celebrate all of the creative April 28, Barbara Johannes will be playing In a world of tweets and algorithms and the world. Support your local Community happenings countywide, from traditional the accordion in the afernoon and Amy pageless digital downloads, bookstores are Bookstore and get 'a good read' in the pro- to cuting edge, and artsy to agrarian. MacFarland from Renegade Botanicals not a dying anachronism. Tey are living, cess. Te original Fringe Festival, held annu- will be available tao demonstrate her natu- ally in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the largest ral beauty products. Tat evening, from 15th Annual Chowder Challenge – Chowder & Jazz art festival in the world, spanning 25 days. 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Black Sugar Rose, fea- It includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical turing Todd Orenick and Charlene Row- At Gualala Arts • Saturday April 15 theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, land, will entertain guests. Wine, drinks Tere is always more room for tasty new participants and sponsors include Anchor musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhi- and hors d’oeuvres will be available both recipes at the Gualala Arts Chowder & Jazz Bay Store, Anchor Bay Tai Kitchen, Black bitions and events. evenings. Chowder Challenge, now in its 15th year Oak Catering, MendoVine, Pier Chowder Locally, this idea was created by the You don’t have to wait until the closing of fun and happening Saturday, April 15, House & Tap Room, Ranch Café, Surf Mar- Mendocino Council for the Arts and is be- weekend to see the artwork on exhibit. Te 11:30am to 2:30pm at the Arts Center. ket, Tuesday Guys, and Vue. Te Lagunitas ing promoted county wide by Visit Men- show actually opens on April 6 and runs Download your applica- Brewing Co. and North docino. Te goal of the festival’s planning through April 29 during regular gallery tion at GualalaArts.org un- Coast Brewing Co. are also group is to have a culturally diverse festival hours, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from der the Whale and Jazz Fes- sponsoring the event. that refects the complexity of our amazing 11:00am to 5:00pm. Te gallery is located tival tab or stop by the Arts A highlight of the Chow- community. In addition to encouraging all at 284 Main Street, Point Arena, the litle Center. Professional and der Challenge is always the local merchants and restaurants to partici- red building next door to the Redwood amateurs are invited to the jazz music by Barnebey’s pate, plans include creating a fun and en- Credit Union. More information is avail- challenge which includes Hot Four out of Sonoma gaging festival street scene, with street per- able at www.coast-highway-artists.com. two categories: a Tradition- County. Returning to the formers, musicians, food vendors, vendors, al New England and Open Class. Gualala Arts Center for the tenth straight For those more interested in tasting year, the repertoire for the afernoon will in- Gualala Arts Creative Writing Contest than cooking, tickets can be purchased clude old favorites, the resurrection of some Poetry is the theme for this year’s 15th An- or in Pt. Arena at Coast Community Library. at BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling obscure musical gems from the golden age nual Gualala Arts Creative Writing Contest. Each submission may include up to three 1.800.838.3006. $25 buys 15 tasting tickets of jazz, and probably a few surprises for mu- A total of $1,000 in prize money funded by poems totaling no more than a total of 100 and a commemorative wine glass. Tickets sicians and listeners alike, all in the tradition Te Sea Ranch Foundation and Gualala Ro- lines. An Awards Ceremony will be held on can also be purchased at Gualala Arts Cen- of the Big Easy. Tose wanting to work of tary Club will be awarded in three categories Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00pm in Coleman Hall ter or the Dolphin Gallery in person. their chowder tasting with dancing will fnd and two divisions. at the Gualala Art Center where the winning Last year’s winner was Cape Fear Café themselves toe-tapping and boot-stomping Te submission deadline is Monday, April pieces will be read aloud. Family, friends and of Duncans Mills and they are coming back as the infectious beats of New Orleans push- 30, 2018 at 4:00pm. Registration forms can the public are all invited. to defend their title and try to take home es them towards the dance foor! be found online at GualalaArts.org/events or Awards are given for First Prize of $250, the giant trophy for a second year. Other picked up at Gualala Arts Center in the foyer Second Prize of $150, and Tird Prize of $100 and in both Adult and Youth (10- 17 years) Divisions. Te contest is open to all full or part-time residents from Elk to Timber Cove who have not previously had their poetry published in a book or national periodical. Local and school publications are exempt. Since 2004, the contest has included poetry and non-fction entries on a rotating annual basis and added a Youth Division. Each submission may include up to three poems totaling no more than a total of 100 lines. An Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00pm at the Gualala Art Center. Family, friends and the public are all invited. Information is at GualalaArts.org or call 707-884-1138.

Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Te Local Top-15 Books A Wilder Time: Notes fom a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice Early Spring 2018 A book by William E. Glassley, Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi “Where is human nature so weak Bill Glassley spent his formative years in “areas of intense deformation” studied and sense of wonder at the land he’s exploring as in the bookstore?" Southern California, skipping class so that reported on during earlier feldwork. Based that makes this slender notebook so com- Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887) he could surf. In college, he looked for a on work done in Greenland since World pelling. path that would allow him to keep surfng War II, a community of geologists had care- When the team fnds what turns out to be 1. Qh awala.li:“Water running down place” “the very edge of one of the continents in- by Annete White-Parks and maybe put in a litle time as an ocean- fully crafed a theory of the collision of two 2. Fire and Fury: Inside Te Trump White ographer. Unfortunately, he had to get small continents. volved in the collision,” formed of rock that House through undergrad studies frst. So he “re- is 3.3 billion years old, the discovery is also by Michael Wolf luctantly chose geology.” "The mind of a scientist, one of the most visually stunning: 3. Mendonoma Sightings Troughout/Year He was uninterested until a professor, the heart of a philosopher, “Bands of pink, white, gray, tan, and by Jeanne Jackson & Craig Tooley carting students on a required feld trip, black, some no more than a fraction of an 4. Tidelog 2018: Northern California pulled over and gave an impromptu, mes- and the soul of a poet are all inch wide, some several feet thick, draw the Tidelog merizing lecture on the formation of a captured in this slim journal. eye along stretched-out, languid, folded 5. San Miguel particular rock outcropping. Glassley was forms, fowing as though the bedrock had

by T. C. Boyle hooked. (Tank you, professor!) Te space in between the landmasses, once been as sof as buter…From a scien- 6. Lincoln In Te Bardo tifc point of view, it is a treasure. From an by George Saunders Traveling along with Glassley here on his which is eaten up as the continents approach 7. Pachinko explorations of Greenland is likewise just and fnally meet, has to go somewhere. Tat aesthetic point of view, it is a masterpiece.” by Min Jin Lee as mesmerizing for those of us who didn’t somewhere, eventually, is up. If that’s true, Glassley is a careful observer of every- 8. Te Silk Roads: A History Of Te New know we were interested in geology. He is where are the mountains? Well, even in ge- thing around him, and he shares that with World a thoroughly accessible guide whose won- ology, 2 billion years is a prety long time, us, from the uter silence he experiences on by Peter Frankopan der at the landscape that surrounds him is and, as Glassley observes, “Erosion always his frst midnight walk, to the dense velvet 9. Shaping the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast infectious. wins.” carpet of moss that hides man-eating spaces by Tomas Cochrane Ten percent of the world’s fresh water sits Unfortunate- in between the rocks he’s traversing, to the 10. Hall of Femmes: Barbara Staufacher frozen atop Greenland, rising to a height of ly, all the work phenomenon of a stream of fresh water Solomon; I Broke All the Rules 10,000 feet. Te land itself is of relatively of Sørensen, visibly layering on top of denser salt water by Barbara Staufacher Solomon below, which he is drawn to touch: “[M]y 10. Woman In Cabin 10 low elevation, having been ground down K o r s t g å r d , by Ruth Ware over billions of years and multiple ice ages; and their pre- fngers penetrated the slithering boundary 11. Wildfowers of California's North Coast however, Glassley and his Danish col- decessors had layer. Painlessly, I watched as fesh disas- Range leagues, Kai Sørensen and John Korstgård, been summar- sembled into a dance of swirling abstrac- by Reny Parker were seeking to prove that mountains the ily dismissed tions, my fngers becoming nothing I knew.” 12. Creaky Knees Guide Northern Califor- size of the Alps or Himalayas had existed on as fawed by a Clouds of mosquitoes and ice-water bath- nia: Te 80 Best Easy Hikes the land as of about 2 billion years ago. team that had ing aside, he makes us long to be there, too. by Ann Marie Brown Te ice itself presents a challenge to that been in the 13. Te Women In Te Castle kind of discovery, since only a small fringe feld for a sin-

by Jessica Shatuck of land is accessible; however, the ice is gle season and 14. Beartown by Fredrik Backman “receding faster than plants can take hold,” cherry-picked Jennifer Bort Yacovissi’s debut novel, Up the Hill to 15. Te Lef Hand of Darkness so there are opportunities for exploration. its data. Most Teir selected research area on the west distressingly, that rebutal had gained trac- Home, tells the story of four generations of a family in by Ursula K. Le Guin Washington, DC, between the Civil War and the Great Bubbling Just Under the Top-15 side of the world’s largest island was a spot tion within the geological community $ Depression. • Jennifer's website is: about 100 miles wide at the widest point $ apparently, false equivalence happens in htp://www.jbyacovissi.com • Guide Dog For Te Coastally Curious” where the ice begins $ and 250 miles long. more than just politics and journalism. Tis review originally appeared in the by Steve Olif When Glassley frst accompanies Sø- Tough A Wilder Time describes the Washington Independent Review of Books. Te Lighthouse Peddler is pleased to bring our rensen and Korstgård to Greenland, the ex- readers a list of the most popular books being picked men’s exploration and explains their fnd- up and read by locals and visitors alike. pedition is motivated by the desire to quell ings $their original theory is vindicated, Our thanks to Four-Eyed Frog Books. a controversy over interpretations of the and then some $ it is the author’s joy and

Moat Creek Managing Agency 22nd Annual Taco Dinner Save Te Date: Friday May 4 Te Moat Creek Managing Agency pres- and the warm glow of a community event. ents its 22nd annual beneft Taco Dinner on Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids Friday, May 4th, 6:00pm, under 10. at a location to be an- Moat Creek Managing nounced. Agency maintains beach Te menu includes car- and trail access at Moat nitas tacos, veggie tacos Creek and Ross Creek and delicious hand-made salsas, including (about 2-miles south of Point Arena) and is the ever popular fresh mango salsa. Beer, celebrating its 25th Anniversary of its incor- wine and a variety of desserts will also be poration. MCMA continues to accept trail available. easements and works towards the comple- Dinnertime music will be provided by tion of a portion of the California Coastal Bryan Turmond and friends. Trail from Bowling Ball Beach to Arena Festivities also include a silent auction Cove.

Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland In late fall of last year the City of Point ganics collection program in the City of San cans. So give that salad dressing botle a ramics, glassware, mirror glass and windows, Arena got a new solid waste hauler. Recolo- Francisco and transitioned to single-stream quick and dirty rinse. and large scrap metal (that old pot or pan is gy Inc has purchased Pacifc Coast Disposal, recycling nearly twenty years ago. If you are still reading here is a briefy recap OK) are also not accepted. Liquids, clothing, a subsidiary of North Bay Corp, a subsidiary Point Arena's 3-page hauler agreement is what is acceptable and what is not. Tis ap- and coat hangers are too of the list. If you of Te Rato Group, which is leaving the very likely the shortest and least comprehen- plies not only to those curbside customers in must recycle shredded paper, put it in a tight solid waste business. Like many corporate sive hauling contract in the state of California. Point Arena, but the many out-of-town folks paper bag. structures the solid waste business has expe- Nevertheless, it contains the low collection who use the drop-of at Arena Cove. On the plus side they do take wax milk con- rienced may acquisitions and name changes. rates for customers for which Rato was fa- First and foremost is the detestable sty- tainers and aseptic containers. Tose are the Recology's roots began in 1921 in San Fran- mous and Recology has no immediate plans rofoam. Tough I have never met anyone ones that are multi-layered and are ofen used cisco as the Scavenger's Protective Associa- for a rate hike request who likes the stuf, for soups, sauces and juice (take out the plas- tion. In 1965 they became Golden Gate Dis- for its 17 commercial "The 1989 Integrated it is ubiquitous. Un- tic straw). Rigid plastics like laundry baskets posal. By 1986 they were known as Norcal and 82 residential Waste Management Act fortunately it is virtu- or lawn chairs are acceptable, but not if they Waste Systems at which time they were sold customers in Point began California's effort to ally never recyclable also have metal as part of them. Phonebooks to their employees, making them currently Arena. Furthermore, and must go to the and paperbacks are OK, but not hard cover the largest 100% employee-owned company though the contract recycle and reduce material landfll. Don't try to books. in the solid waste collection and processing makes no mention of delivered to landflls." hide it in the card- Check Recology's website for full details industries, with over 3,000 employees. A recycling programs board box you are or give them a call. Tey are happy to help. year later they purchased Sunset Scavenger, for schools, Recol- recycling. It doesn't All this detailed information is important, their Bay Area counterpart for many years. ogy is going above and beyond to work with mitigate your error. Besides it is best to fat- but not as important as atitude. Te unfor- In 2009 Norcal Waste Systems changed it local schools to enhance their recycling and ten those cardboard boxes anyway. tunate reality is that many Americans believe name to Recology Inc. education eforts. An outreach worker has Te next big one is flm plastic. Baggies, that their lives are too busy and important to Rato's departure from the waste hauling been scheduled to visit the schools to discuss packaging plastic and leaf bags are a big no- bother with recycling. Besides being fright- business was not without controversy. While this work. no. Tey screw up machinery and are a big eningly arrogant, this atitude leads to one ofering low collections rates North Bay was While there is no requirement in the con- pain. Many conscious recyclers drop of inescapable fact. If you can't take care of your found to cut numerous corners. Tey faced tract to haul yard waste I am told they “are their perfectly recyclable material in leaf bags. own mess, someone else will and it will come nearly $14 million in fnes from Santa Rosa currently assessing equipment needs and Please empty the leaf bags into the drop-of right out of your wallet. from alleged violations of its contract with logistics for the possibility of providing this bins and take them home and reuse them or the city. Te Sonoma County Department of service in Point Arena.” they must go to the landfll. I could write a Health Services also has levied steep fnes for Tose who follow the recycling issue whole column on the nearly universal, yet permit violations at Rato’s Standish Avenue (we meet in a phone booth in Berkeley) are unnecessary use of garbage bags to begin recycling facilities. Te company’s aging feet aware that China has long been the dumping with, but that will have to wait for another of trucks and equipment also need millions ground for our recyclables to be turned into time. of dollars in upgrades. Neither of founder feed stock for reuse by industry. No one will Another bad boy is waxed cardboard. James Rato's sons wished to continue in the be surprised to hear that, as a group, Ameri- Household consumers don't ofen have to waste hauling business so the sale to Recol- cans don't loose a lot of sleep over the recy- deal with this material, but it if you do, I have ogy was a welcome out. cling issue. A quick visit to the Point Arena a suggestion. For those of us who use wood Tis is all good news for Point Arena. City drop-of reveals considerable amounts of stoves in the winter, strips of wax cardboard Manager Richard Shoemaker fnds Recology non-recyclable material in the bins in ad- make excellent kindling and a whole box or to be a very responsive hauler and “great to dition to un-emptied soda botles, half-full two will make your brush fre take right of. work with”. I spoke with Celia Furber, Waste tomato sauce jars, moldy cat food cans and Organics (you should be composting), ce- Zero Manager, and Casey Williams, Pub- other garbage. It turns out that China has lic Education Manager, and got the defnite developed a sufcient consumer class to pro- impression that Point Arena is now dealing vide them with much of the recyclables their with a diferent kind of solid waste company. plants can hold and they are rejecting “dirty” In the past recycling was something that loads from the U.S. and elsewhere. Tis was thrust onto traditional garbage haulers. means that unless we want to start increas- It was never a primary focus of their busi- ing both our landfll capacity, a difcult and ness model. Te 1989 Integrated Waste costly task, along with garbage rates, we have Management Act began California's efort to start taking recycling more seriously. to recycle and reduce material delivered to When asked what message Recology landflls It mandated that cities and coun- would most like to include in this article, Ms. ties must make signifcant eforts to divert Furber emphasized the need for clean loads. recyclables from landflls. Tis played out Emptying and cleaning containers is impor- as additions to hauling contracts to include tant. Some consumers are concerned about recycling services, which was not always wasting fresh water to do so. Te good news welcomed by traditional haulers. Tough is that used dish water or other non-fresh Recology has been around in some form for water is more than suitable for this function. nearly a hundred years, they have embraced Tere is no need for perfect cleanliness. Even recycling and zero waste as a major goal of a used napkin will do a nice job of wiping out the company. In 1996, Recology pioneered that yogurt container before recycling. I let the nation’s frst comprehensive, curbside or- my dog lick them clean along with cat food

Pg 15 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Point Arena Lighthouse Presents Sonoma Mendocino Coast Whale and Jazz Festival • April 7 Two Evening Tours: April 28 & 29 Te 15th Anniversary of "Te Main Event: Historic Vibes Summit” Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the rael. Te Point Arena Lighthouse is invites Sonoma Mendocino Whale and Jazz Festi- Roger Glenn is the son of renowned and you to come experience a spectacular night 39150 Ocean Drive, Suite 2 val Main Event at Gualala Arts on Saturday, historic vibist/trombonist Tyree Glenn, time view . . . . from atop the Point Arena in Gualala April 7 at 7:00pm, three virtuoso northern who was prominent for years with both Lighthouse. Enjoy a panoramic view of the California vibists will take the stage in what the Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong PRINT • SCAN • FAX • EMAIL sea and coast from the lantern room at the will be a spectacular jazz concert, said Festi- bands. Roger Glenn was featured this past Business Cards • Building Plans top of the Tower, and if the weather cooper- val Music Coordinator Fred Adler. year in San Juan Puerto Rico accompanying ates it will be illuminated by the full moon! Postcards • Flyers • Posters In the Main Event: “Historic Vibes Sum- the legendary blues performer Taj Mahal. Our docents and guides will help you expe- Signage • Secretarial Services mit” Bay Area virtuoso jazz musicians Rog- Yancie Taylor is a sensitive and swinging rience what it was like to be a Lighthouse Ofﬁce Supplies • Tech Accessories er Glenn (also doubling on tenor sax and vibes master. Tommy Kesecker is a richly fute), Yancie Taylor and Tommy Kesecker, inventive four mallet wizard of the instru- ph 707.884.9640 will perform solo, as duos and ensemble, all ment. fax 707.885.0191 on one stage. Also playing with the vibists is 16-year- oﬃ[email protected] Enjoy a bufet dinner at 6:00pm before old Yami Forman Schwartz, the 2018 Fes- BUSINESS HOURS the concert. Menu includes teriyaki chick- tival Youth Discovery. Schwartz began Monday • Tuesday • Thursday • Friday en and tofu, carrot and cabbage salad with playing music in his native Israel and was 10am-5pm poppy seed dressing, Poke introduced to Jazz while at- CLOSED Wednesdays & Weekends of abalone and ahi, and sushi tending the Charles E. Smith rolls made with salmon and School for the Performing avocado with unagi cucum- Arts in Jerusalem. Schwartz ber. With cabaret seating and has participated and played a no-host bar, dinner tickets in numerous workshops Keeper and climb the Tower at night. Tey Illusions are art, for the feeling person, guarantee early seating. and jazz programs at Rimon will guide you on your journey into the past and it is by art that you live, if you do. Concert tickets are $28 in Music School in Israel, New and explain the unique history of this his- advance, plus $5 day of, and York Jazz Academy, Durham Elizabeth Bowen (1899 - 1973) toric landmark, the tallest lighthouse on the dinner tickets are $35. All Jazz Workshop, North Caro- West Coast. Champagne, sparkling juice tickets can be purchased at lina All State Band Intensive, and snacks will be served as part of the tour, BrownPaperTickets.com or Stanford Jazz Workshop and and you get to take home an etched Point by calling 1-800-838-3006 more. Arena Lighthouse champagne fute as a sou- or in person at Gualala Arts New to the Bay area, venir of this unique experience! Center and Dolphin Gallery. Schwartz is currently a mem- Night Tours are scheduled on every Te concert will include a unique tribute ber of the San Francisco Jazz High School full moon,. Tis month there will be two to the pinnacle and historic vibes masters, All Stars Big Band, and performs around evening tours (weather permiting). Te Lionel Hampton, Cal Tjader and Milt Jack- the Bay Area and in San Francisco. (almost) Full Pink Moon Night Tour on son and is dedicated to the memory of Gua- “Tis Vibes Summit is a dream concert for Saturday, April 28 and the Full Pink Moon lala’s Peter Norville, nephew of legendary me to present. Sparks will fy on stage as Night Tour on Sunday, April 29. Gates open vibist Red Norvo. these prominent musicians all inspire each 8:00pm, Tour starts around 8:30pm. Tese three brilliant instrumentalists other to reach new and greater heights. Te All proceeds go toward the support and will be joined by the versatile pianist, Greg sounds will be both joyful and vibrant; maintenance of Lighthouse Tower, Mu- Hester, the ebullient French bassist, Pierre also poignant and sensitive. Te 2018 Fes- seum and grounds. Point Arena Lighthouse Archain, and the coveted and charismatic tival Youth Discovery, 16-year-old Yami Keepers, Inc. thank you for your generous drummer, Leon Joyce, Adler said. Tis Schwartz, will be a delight on guitar. Te support. Individual tickets are $30 each or year’s Festival Youth Discovery will show- entire performance promises to be a memo- tickets-for-two for $50. case sixteen-year-old Yami Schwartz who rable masterpiece,” said Fred Adler, Festival Reservations must be made by phone at lives in Palo Alto but is originally from Is- Music Coordinator. at 877-725-4448 ext. 1 or 707-882-2809 ext. 1 or in person no later than 3:30 p.m. three (3) days before the date of the event. Cancellation policy: No refunds given if you cancel your reservation three days or less before the event. Tours are limited to a minimum of eight and a maximum of twenty people, and will be cancelled if less than eight sign up. You will receive a full re- fund if the event is cancelled. Please call our Reservation Desk at at 877-725-4448 ext. 1 or 707-882-2809 ext. 1 three days prior to the tour to confrm the event is happening as scheduled. Whether you're a visitor or local, don't miss the opportunity to see our spectacular lighthouse.

Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Ya, Youbetcha. Notes from the Midwest • Are You Still Hip? – Part I By: Sally Marshall Back in 1967, the hippie movement was chopsticks so, when friends came over for a was hazy from the pot, the lights were sub- gathering steam as thousands of young col- dinner, they knew they would be siting on dued, and the music spoke to us in the lan- lege students abandoned the life their parents the foor and eating with chopsticks. Groovy! guage of the cultural revolution. It was won- had planned for them, and advanced on the I worked at the University in the Depart- derful. I got home in time to change clothes Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco for ment of Social Work and got to be friends and get to work. a summer of love, drugs and fabulous rock with some of the staf, and students who Life was so good then. I was a music stu- music. Back here in Wisconsin, while siting worked part time. It didn’t take long for the dent at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Mu- on the front porch of the duplex I shared with word to get around that I had a cool place to sic and played in chamber orchestras as well my mother, sister and brother, I eagerly read hang out in so, I soon found myself invaded as the Civic Symphony, and dreamed of one about this subculture of refreshing idealism by a whole group of hippies who happily day being a professional musician. I created and longed to be a part of it. So, that’s when raided my refrigerator and drank up my Chi- artwork that was lively and colorful, had a that litle voice in my head shouted “Well, anti wine. I always bought Chianti because it good job at the University and hung out with what are you waiting for?!” came in charming litle botles that had a bas- people who helped me discover a new world. It didn’t take long for me to fnd my “pad” ket woven around them. When the botle was on the lower east side of Milwaukee where empty, I would insert a drip candle (remem- NOTE: Part II will be available in the May the University of Wis- ber them) and allow issue of the Lighthouse Peddler. consin birthed thou- the candle to create sands of hippies who its’ own art form down either shared dorm the basket – totally space or hung out to- organic! Te hippies Te Writers Group gether in apartments came to my place ofen Meetings Each Monday At 6:00pm or fats they collec- (it was within walk- At some point many (if not all) of us be- et created the Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore tively rented. Tis was ing distance from the lieve there's a book, article, essay, or poem and ran the store for a decade before seeing where the whole sub- campus), and brought ready to leap from our brain onto the print- it evolve into a Community Owned Book- culture was happen- along a “litle green ed page (or onto the computer screen.) store. ing. Tere were cofee bag” to share with ev- Maybe it's just an If you have ques- houses where they eryone. I always had idea that's in the early tions or sugges- gathered for intellec- something cooking Why do writers write? Because it stages of development tions, you can con- tual conversations, live for us and we would isn't there. or perhaps you're well tact Joel via email at music or poetry read- spend the evening en- Thomas Berger along in the process. gualalafrog@gmail. ings; bookstores where joying a fne dinner Either way, why not join the Writers Group com. Drop in and meet the group, partici- one could purchase all accompanied by ex- for a friendly session on the process? pate, share. Te group meets Mondays at the reading material cellent conversations Longtime friend of the writen word, Joel the Elaine Jacobs Center in Gualala from needed to usher in the about environmental Crocket, is organizing this group. Crock- 6:00pm to 7:30pm. New Age of Enlighten- issues, civil rights, ment; unique litle shops selling exotics like transcendentalism and eastern spiritualism. incense, essential oils, plaster Buddha statues, Ten someone would roll a joint and the singing bowls, and beautiful clothing made in “ceremonial smokie” would be lit and passed India; and litle ofeat tobacco shops where around, and around until everyone went into one could purchase paraphernalia and acces- their zone for a while. Ten, I would light the sories for the “ceremonial smokie”, as well as incense and sprinkle a bit of patchouli oil on other drug essentials. the lightbulbs to mask the smell of pot. It was My apartment was on the second foor of a really pleasant way to spend an evening: ev- what was at one time a townhouse. It had a eryone mellow, listening to some sof sitar large bedroom, living-dining room combo, music or a litle Native American fute and tiny bathroom with a shower stall, and a real- drum, and happy to be together, while my cat ly small kitchen with a porch that could be ac- got high and acted goofy. cessed by climbing out the kitchen window. Te other thing the hippies discovered It was perfect. I furnished my “pad” with cast about me was that I owned a car. It was a big ofs I got for practically nothing at the Salva- old black Chevy that could seat up to eight tion Army store; acquired some really big ex- people, and I would loan it out to them pro- otic plants, a plaster Buddha and a rug for the viding they returned it with the gas tank full living room; made some psychedelic curtains (they actually did this occasionally). I still for the kitchen; and set up my art and music remember our road trip to Old Town in Chi- stuf in the bedroom. I was in love with Japa- cago one summer. I was the designated driver nese style interiors at the time, so in keeping since I had to work the next day so, one of with that style, I cut the legs of my cofee our group gave me a pill they were passing table so it was about a foot high and placed around that would keep me awake and alert some foor pillows around it for Oriental all night (oh, yeah). We spent our evening at ambiance. Ten, I got some beaded curtains a strange establishment that appeared to be a for the living room making it look like a den cofee house with a bar and small stage for en- of inequity - excellent! I was also learning tertainment. Tey had live folk music. We all to cook in the Oriental style and to eat with sat on the foor. Te atmosphere in the room

Pg 17 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Pg 18 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Dead Birds and Dem Bones Can Speak! Reading the Omens Coast Community Library Arena Teater Live Presents by Mary Jane Schramm Has Events During Almost Fringe Strike Iron Live On Stage April 14 Te weary, fog-draggled volunteer clipped tion is required: which species normally feed Te Coast Community Library, as part of SF Music Award winning band Strike Iron oiled feathers from a freshly dead Common here, which ones breed here? Only with that the Fringe Fest, will be hosting the ukulele (formerly Albino!) has emerged in full force Murre she’d found among beach wrack fes- baseline data can we measure the enormity of group, Hana Hou. Te group will perform with their unique blend of Afrobeat, Funk, tooning the high tide mark. Snapping pho- impacts when inevitable oil spills and other at the library on Saturday, April 28 from Jazz Fusion and Avant Garde sensibilities. tos, and enfolding the feathers in foil, she catastrophic events occur. noon to 1:00pm. Featuring a suite of brand new original music tucked them into an evidence jar. She sealed What exactly do dead seabirds say? Tey Te library and the Friends of the Library by musical director and all around mad scien- it, signed the tape, and trudged back to her tell us if food is scarce, abundant, and evenly are sponsoring sidewalk chalk art during tist Michael Mark Bello (of Ernest Ranglin, car to complete Chain of Custody paper- or patchily distributed. If adult birds able to the festival and there will be fringe artwork Phil Lesh and Friends), the 12-piece ensem- work. Dull routine. Who could predict that fy far ofshore to where food concentrations exhibited in the library, including a display ble melds tightly crafed arrangements and this was one of several links in the chain of are, are thriving, but young birds without of Blake More's exotic costumes. If people jazz-tinged harmony with propulsive, high forensic evidence that led full-fedged ‘wing-power’ are interested in doing a sidewalk chalk de- energy grooves. Music at 8:30pm; doors to discovering the source are dying, it may indicate sign or if they have a piece of outsider art- 8 : 0 0 p m . of innumerable “mystery that food is plentiful but is work, please see Julia Larke for details or T i c k e t s spills” and seabird deaths too distant, or patchily dis- call the library at 882-3114. are $20, at over the past half-century? tributed. Te same applies Chalk art at the Fringe Festival! Sets of Four-Eyed Te oil was traced to the to young sea lions and fur chalk will be available at the library (64 col- Frog, Sea sunken freighter S/S Jacob seals, if the fsh and squid ors!) and participants will be assigned side- Trader, Are- Luckenbach, which, afer 50 they feast upon are absent, walk areas and they can begin their designs na Market years, continued to belch too deep, or too distant. on Friday April 27. To give people an idea and Twist in Mendocino; youth tickets $10 globs of oil during winter storms since it In 2014 and 2015 disaster struck: seas of the possibilities for sidewalk chalk art the at the door; online at www.arenatheater.org, sank of the Golden Gate in 1953. were extremely warm, fueled by El Nino, library will display examples from around Consisting of a six piece horn section, two Beach Watch, Point to Point: Te National plus Te Blob -- a cell of warm water hun- the world in the weeks before the event. percussionists, two guitars, electric bass, Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, kered ofshore; and an increasingly warming and a drummer, all of which are top Bay recognizing a need for beter knowledge ocean. Young seabirds and fur seals died and Area session players, Strike Iron brings orig- about the marine life along California shore- stranded in large numbers from starvation. inal dance music and electric energy to any lines, gave Greater Farallones National Ma- Newly graduated Beach Watch volunteers in stage they play. Be prepared for face melting, rine Sanctuary a mandate: recruit, train and Mendonoma found themselves almost ankle- booty shaking, and the thickest of grooves manage a cadre of volunteers as citizen sci- deep in dead Cassin’s Auklets, a chunky litle all night long. entists and beach specialists to collect long- seabird. Based in part on their evidence, the Witnessing all twelve members of this gar- term baseline data. Since 1993, NOAA’s federal government declared an Unusual ish behemoth locking into choreographed Beach Watch program, now managed by the Mortality Event. Tis was a valuable heads- step is as much of a feast for the eyes as the non-proft Great- up that this triple-whammy of warmth had band's deliciously layered funk is for the er Farallones As- broad implications on marine life throughout ears. According to the SF Weekly, "Tis is sociation, has the region. world music that lives up to its name." m e t h o d i c a l l y Whistle-Blowers: When oil spills kill sea- documented the birds, their feathers are analyzed and the oil condition of sanc- “fngerprinted” to determine its source, even tuary shores, and down to a specifc ship or refnery. You can detected threats to wildlife and habitat. In run, but you can’t hide. 2013 Beach Watch extended Sterling Stewardship: Tis north, anticipating the sanc- year Greater Farallones Beach tuary’s 2015 expansion into Watch celebrates its Silver An- Sonoma and Mendocino niversary$25 years of stew- counties. It now conducts ardship, vigilance, and dedica- systematic surveys from tion. Over 140 volunteers now Point Año Nuevo north to survey 56 beaches, “point to Point Arena. Beach Watch point.” We hope you will come data augments fndings from our three yearly and meet Farallones Beach Watch volunteers ofshore research cruises. and sanctuary staf at Discover the Coast Day Seabirds are canaries in the oceanic “coal June 9th in Point Arena! Although we aren’t mine.” Sea lions, too. Both react strongly to presently recruiting, you may enjoy learning episodes of seasonal prey scarcity and abun- what some of your neighbors are up to! dance; to oil spills, disturbance, and other Mary Jane Schramm events. Seabirds die, at sea or on shore, from NOAA Greater Farallones • Nat'll Marine Sanctuary [email protected] natural causes, like post-breeding death, Photo Credits: • Top: Double-crested Cormorant/Hans food scarcity, toxic algae; and become Stieglitz/Wikimedia Commons • Middle: Cassin's Auklet/ beachcast. Teir mortality paterns provide Duncan Wright/USFWS • Botom: Measuring dead sea biological snapshots of what’s happening lion./ Jan Roleto/GFNMS, NOAA in the greater ocean. Sanctuary scientists Greater Farallones sanctuary protects seabirds and their habi- tats through oil drilling prohibition, NOAA’s Marine Debris interpret those events, to identify blips and program, at-sea research, and the Seabird Protection Network: trends on the ecological radar; they couple htp://seabirdprotectionnetwork.org. For information on that data with live marinelife data. But, to studies in our sanctuaries, and teaching materials, visit htp:// detect a trend, long term baseline informa- oikonos.org/exploring-albatross-movements/ Pg 19 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 10 x 12 Lighthouse Peddler.pdf 1 1/26/2018 3:10:12 PM

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Pg 20 Lighthouse Peddler, April 2018 Get Out! April’s Music, Poetry, Theater, Films, Art & Events • Monday 02: 7:00pm, “Keep On Keepin’ On at Arena Teater • Wednesday 04: 7:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Point Arena • Friday 06: 5:00pm, Opening Reception for artist Andrea Allen at Gualala Arts • Friday 06: 7:00pm, Chris Doering & Don Watanabe; Jazz at MendoViné • Friday 06: 8:00pm, Tango night at 215 Main, Point Arena • Saturday 07: 5:00pm, Art Opening for Lena Bullamore at 215 Main, Point Arena • Saturday 07: 8:00pm, Nicole Stromsoe at 215 Main, Point Arena • Monday 09: 7:00pm, screening the flm “I Confess” at Arena Teater • Wednesday 11: 7:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Point Arena • Friday 13: 7:00pm, Pocket Swing at 215 Main, Point Arena • Friday 13: 7:00pm, Chris Doering and Gizmodalities at MendoViné • Saturday 14: 9:30am, Luisa Miller, MET Opera at Arena Teater • Saturday 14: 6:30pm, Turkish International Dinner at MendoViné • Saturday 14: 8:30pm, A.C. Myles at Garcia River Casino • Sunday 15: 4:00pm, Chamber Music with Andrianov and Illarionov at Gualala Arts • Wednesday 18: 7:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Point Arena • Tursday 19: 7:30pm, Michael McCullough at Tird Tursday Poetry at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Friday 20: 7:00pm, Harrison Goldberg and Tim Mueller at MendoViné • Friday 20: 8:00pm, Cumbaleros at 215 Main in Point Arena • Saturday 21: 4:00pm, Scot Mercer talks Whales at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 21: 10:00am, Wind & Whale Celebration, Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 21: 8:00pm, Whale & Jazz presents the Kawela 5 at 215 Main, Point Arena • Sunday 22: 2:00pm, Moto GP at 215 Main, Point Arena • Sunday 22: 2:00pm, Mountain Beaver Lecture at Coast Community Library • Monday 23: 7:00pm, Screening of 42 Grams at Arena Teater • Tuesday 24: 8:00pm, Nordic Fiddlers Bloc (from Scandinavia) at 215 Main, Point Arena • Friday 27: 7:00pm, Four Shillings Short at Gualala Arts • Friday 27: 8:00pm, Cuban Singer/Songwriter Marcos Pereda at 215 Main, Point Arena • Friday 27: 11:00am, Art & Music incl. Highwaymen at 5pm, Coast Highway Art Collective. • Friday 27: 8:00pm, Cuban Singer/Songwriter Marcos Pereda at 215 Main. • Saturday 28: 9:30am MET Opera Cendrillon at Arena Teater • Saturday 28: 10:00am, Eric Wilder’s Pop-up Gallery at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 28: 10:00am, Sal Martinez poetry at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 28: 7:00pm, Harrison Goldberg and Dave Jordan at MendoViné • Saturday 28: 7:30pm, Talent On Te Fringe at Arena Teater • Saturday 28: 8:00pm, Latin DJ Jose Ruiz at 215 Main, Point Arena