ALWAYS FREE Lighthouse November 2018 Peddler The Guide To Music, Events, Theater, Film, Art, Poetry, and Life on the Mendocino Coast It’s Time For Some Spirit! Gualala Arts’ Festival Of Trees Arrives Tanksgiving Weekend. For locals, seasonal visitors, and travelers alike, Te annual tree lighting ceremony with car- the holidays help defne this time of year. Tanks- oling is Friday evening at 5:00pm. Santa Claus giving is the centerpiece of November, obviously will visit both days$Friday, noon, 3:00pm and the Christmas holidays follow a few weeks later, 5:00pm and Saturday at noon and 3:00pm. Mul- and we all tend to get caught up in the spirit. tiple events insure that there will be something Helping provide some of that holiday feel- for everyone, beginning at 10:00am each day. ing is Gualala Arts as they present the 15th an- Artists and food artisans fll the Arts Center nual Festival of Trees. Tose of use who live here with handcrafed goods, homemade jams, mus- know it’s a lot more than trees, but trees are the tards, olive oils, and the like . . . wonderful gif centerpiece of the festival Friday and Saturday of items to choose from just before the holidays! Tanksgiving weekend, November 23 and 24. Children love shopping at the Kid’s Depot, Besides kicking of the Holiday Season on the open upstairs from . . . Mendonoma Coast, admission is free. cont’d on page 13 Gualala Arts Teater presents Coast Highway Art Collective • Opening Reception November 3 Gualala Improv Group Artisan Wood Worker Joins Pine Needle Artist At Opening Reception A stand-up comedy improv show Te Coast Highway Art Collective in for an industrial arts/vocational teacher to Te couple returned to Phoenix, Arizona, -- Saturday November 10 Point Arena welcomes artisan wood worker work at Trung Ky Tuat Technical School where Ross took a woodworking/special Given the current political times, humor Charles Ross as he joins Carolyn Zeitler, in Vinh Long, South Viet Nam, where Ross education job in a private school for “some is something we can all embrace. If you whose pine needle show is being held over spent two years. very spoiled kids from very wealthy and agree, your wish is about to be fulflled. from October. An opening reception for He then moved to Portland Oregon well-placed families. For some of the stu- What's even beter is that this comedy the show is on Saturday, November 3, from where he taught wood- dents, the choice was comes from a group of locals who have got- 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the gallery, located at working and construc- this school or jail. It ten together&under some professional di- 284 Main Street, Point Arena. Te public is tion in an alternative high was quite a learning rection&to bring a night of Improv to Gua- invited to meet the artists and enjoy a glass school. It was there that he experience for me,” lala Arts. Te Gualala Improv Group comes of wine and small bites. started to develop teach- says Ross. to the Art Center Saturday, November 10 at November is a busy month at the gallery. ing tools–eighteen difer- Ross retired afer 7:00pm. Tickets are $15 in advance, plus $5 In addition to Ross and Zeitler’s exhibit, the ent woodworking machine this job and began day of event. Adult content appropriate for gallery celebrates the annual Mendonoma operation manuals, sev- building the couple’s ages 18 and over. Coast Mushroom Festival with an array eral design booklets and a home in Irish Beach, Improv, if you're not sure, is improvisa- of ceramic mushrooms by artist Gretchen very successful HAPTIC which took him eight Burton, carved mushrooms by Barry Se- (learn through the sense of years to fnish. Tey f- megran, and the exquisite realism of Chris touch) program. nally moved in perma- Grassano’s mushroom-themed paintings. Ross says “My wife was nently four years ago. Tis is also a great opportunity to begin hol- accepted by Columbia Ross is known for his wooden music University in New York for stands, which are just a part of the work their nurse midwifery pro- he has produced. He says he began making gram. Te teaching tools I de- the stands when his daughters were in high veloped helped secured me a school and learning to play instruments. job with the New Jersey De- He has tweaked the design over the past 35 tional. And that makes it unpredictable. In partment of Education. Tey years until he was satisfed with the fnal re- comedy, that can be a very good thing. wanted me to replicate many sult. Join Jim Cole and the Gualala Arts Te- of the ideas I had for their Job Te November exhibit will be on open ater Improv Group for a fun evening of Corps Educational Program. from November 2 until November 25. impromptu entertainment! Tey've been Doing extensive research on Regular gallery hours are Tursday through collaborating and making each other laugh how people learned led to a Sunday from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Te gal- for the past few months and it’s now time to Learning Disability Teacher lery is located at 284 Main Street, Point share the fun with you! iday shopping for those special locally made Consultant Certifcation.” Arena, the litle red building with the big Unlike plays where the actors follow a set gifs. Te gallery ofers locally made items Te couple moved to New Mexico, where yellow sun next door to the Redwood Cred- script, this group takes its inspiration from in wood, glass, photography, mixed media, Ross taught on the Zuni Indian Reserva- it Union. the audience as to persons, places, things painting, jewelry and textiles. Guest artist tion, where he learned stone carving, and More information is available at www. and runs with them & ofen to wild and Peri Ness Defay is ofering a wide selection at a Navajo school. When his wife took a coast-highway-artists.com. crazy places! of astral gems and chakra malas, the perfect job with Te International Refugee Camp Lef: Charles Ross' "Dragon"; Participating actors include: Jon Handel, gif to aid in meditation and healing. at Site II South, Tailand, Ross taught Eng- Above: Carolyn Zeitler's "Pine Needle Basket" Ling-Yen Jones, Harm Wilkinson, Don Charles Ross has taught woodworking lish as a second language at Phanat Nikom Krieger, Paddy Batchelder, Christina Chap- and worked as a special education specialist refugee camp. man, Deborah Parsons, Sam Parsons, and since 1963 at locations all over the world, Jann Litleton. All are experienced actors beginning in the Wats area of Los Ange- but this will be their debut performances les. An opportunity arose when the Inter- for live Imrov Comedy! "What could pos- national Voluntary Services was looking sibly go wrong?!"

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Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk

• 215 Main 11 • KTDE 18 • Te Festival of Trees comes to Gualala Arts. Get in the spirit. November 23.. (Cover). • Action Network 10 • KZYX 19 • In need of some laughs? Me too. Gualala Arts Improv is set for November 10. (Page 2). • Anchor Bay Store 16 • Litle Green Bean 14 • Coast Highway Art Collective has a new show. Opening November 3. (Page 2). • Arena Frame 18 • Lof, Te 16 • Jazz great Larry Vuckovich brings the ballad to Gualala Arts, November 3. (Page 4). • Arena Pharmacy 6 • Mar Vista 18 • Miss Mckenna Faith? She's live at Garcia River Casino November 10. (Page 4). • Arena Tech Center 17 • McCann, Peter P.T 4 • Point Arena Lighthouse has Full Moon Tour November 24. (Page 4). • Arena Teater 7 • Mend. Coast Botanical Garden cover • Mushrooms are the topic at Coast Community Library, November 18. (Page 4). • Arf Feed and Pet 3 • MTA 17 • 215 Main has music, art, food, and more this month. (Page 5). • B Bryan Preserve 2 • Ofce Source 16 • Keep an eye on your pets during the holidays. (Page 5). • Banana Belt Properties 20 • Oz Farm 13 • Some gifing ideas from Uncle Sus. (Page 5). • Bed and Bone 13 • Phillips Insurance 13 • Te Crossword answers are here. (Page 5). • Birdsong Clinic and Tea Shop 9 • Pier Chowder House&Tap Room 5 • Phasing the moon is updated. (Page 6). • Coast Hwy Art Collective back cover • Point Arena Light Station 7 • Arena Teater Film Club screens Harold and Maude, Mask, and Wings.(Page 6). • Cove Cofee 18 • Red Stella 9 • "Feast Mendocino" arrives in Pt. Arena, November 2-11. (Page 7). • Denise Green 4 • Redwood Coast Chamber of Com. 17 • Holidays are front and center at Gualala Arts. (Page 8). • Dream Catcher Interiors 15 • Rollerville Cafe 16 • Te Sudoku puzzle key is here. (Don't look!). (Page 8). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 20 • Roots 12 • Karin Uphof's Words on Wellness focuses on Sharing. Tank you. (Page 9). • Garcia River Casino 10 • Sea Trader, Te 8 • Going for a walk? Take a Mountain Quail with you. (Page 9). • Green Room, Te 11 • Spirit Veterinary Services 9 • Another look at the pain and healing of our pets from Cathy Sue Riehm. (Page 9). • Gualala Arts 5 • Transformational Bodywork 2 • Direct from the heavens, Trio Celeste has a fresh chamber gif November 11. (Page 10). • Gualala Building Supply 15 • Uneda Pizza 12 • Gualala Salon & Salon des Refusés: for artists and art lovers, November 30. (Page 10). • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Village Bootery 20 • Degas Returns! OK, it's the flm Passion for Perfection. November 18. (Page 11). • Healing Arts and Massage 4 • Wellness On Te Coast 13 • A special gif. Fiesta Mexicana arrive at Arena Teater November 17. (Page 11). • Ignacio Health Insurance 2 • Zen House Motorcycles 8 • Favorite holiday movies remembered by David Stefen. (Page 12). • KGUA 16 • Look into a Taoist Perspective at Gualala Arts, November 7. (Page 13). • Need gif ideas? Brandybuck's Bizarre Bazaar returns December 1. (Page 13). • Best selling books are a good idea. While on vacation or a weekend read. (Page 14). Our thanks to November contributors Rozann Grunig, Mitch McFarland, • Jennifer Bort Yacovissi looks at a new book: Enemy Of Te People. (Page 14). Blake More, Cathy Sue Riehm, Mary Jane Schramm, • Mitch, too, has politics on his mind. (Page 15). David Stefen, Ted Torgersen, Karin Uphof, and Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. • Te November Sudoku puzzle is here to challenge you. And me. (Page 15). • Coastal poet Jasper Henderson is at 215 Main November 15. (Page 16). Read the Peddler Online- • A new idea for greeting the dawn. (Page 16). • Te Ivory Towers of Babylon. An opinion essay from a local writer. (Page 17). Its Free & In Full Color! • Marnie's at Arena Teater. A new opera from the MET in HD, November 10. (Page 17). www.thelighthousepeddler.com • Te November crossword puzzle. Clue '1 across' may make an impression. (Page 18). • Mary Jane Schramm brings us a sunny ocean fsh to enjoy. (Page 19). • Did you know that salmon lead secret lives? (Page 19). • Festival of Lights at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, opens Nov. 23. (Page 20). • Cea Higgins talks about the Coastal Trail at the Lighthouse, November 17. (Page 20). Issue #205 November 2018 • Take a look at November's "Get Out!" section. Ten, get out of the house. (back cover). Lighthouse Peddler

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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Full Beaver Moon Night Tour • November 24 "Te Art of the Ballad" McKenna Faith Returns Only One Night Tour Tis Month at Point Arena Lighthouse An Intimate Jazz Performance November 10 with Larry Vuckovich Te Point Arena Lighthouse will of- “Tese Night Tours have been extremely to Garcia River Casino fer one opportunity to climb the Tower popular, selling out well in advance many Gualala Arts • November 3 at night this month with their Full Beaver times in the last several months,” says Mark When a world-class performer comes to If you haven't heard of McKenna Faith, Moon Night Tour on Saturday, November Hancock, Point Arena Lighthouse Execu- town, you consider your plans, or non-plans you've not been listening to the radio or 24. Gates will open at 6:30pm and the tour tive Director. “We do limit the number of for that evening. Larry Vuckovich has been catching a country-favored tour or just not will begin around 7:00pm. guests to 20 so make your reservations ear- here before. But your schedule, or an already paying atention. She returns to the Garcia November’s full Moon was called the ly!” For more information or to make a res- sold-out show, or some other obstacle got River Casino in Point Arena Saturday, No- Beaver Moon by both ervation, call the Light- in your way. If you have not yet made plans vember 10. Showtime is 8:30pm. the Algonquin tribes and house at 707-882-2809, for a November 3rd evening (or even if you McKenna Faith is a country music singer/ colonial Americans. Te ext. 1 at least three days have) this will be a truly special music event. songwriter and recording artist, born and Native Americans used prior to date of the tour. Tere is limited seating, Saturday, Novem- raised in Northern California. A natural in the monthly Moons and Come experience a ber 3, 6:30pm, with special intimate seating nature’s signs as a sort of spectacular night time at Gualala Arts' Elaine Jacob Foyer. Tickets calendar to track the sea- view from atop the Point are $25 advance, $5 more day of. Advance sons. Why this name? Arena Lighthouse. Enjoy purchase advised! Back then, this was the a panoramic view of the Given the anticipated repertoire for the month to set beaver sea and coast from the evening&Te Art of the Ballad&the music traps before the swamps lantern room at the top is tailor made for the intimate seting. froze, to ensure a supply of the Tower, and if the of warm winter furs. Te November full weather cooperates it will be illuminated by Moon was also called the Full Frost Moon the full moon! Our docents and guides will by other Native American tribes. help you experience what it was like to be While the tour is scheduled to coordinate a Lighthouse Keeper and climb the Tower with the full moon, weather conditions may at night. Tey will guide you on your jour- preclude lunar visibility. Te tours are con- ney into the past and explain the unique ducted regardless of weather conditions, history of this historic landmark, the tallest unless the Lighthouse Staf deems them lighthouse on the West Coast. Champagne, to potentially cause safety issues for the sparkling juice and snacks will be served as guests. In the event the tour is cancelled, part of the tour, and you get to take home an According to Vuckovich, “Performing a guests will receive a full refund. Te Light- etched Point Arena Lighthouse champagne ballad’s lyrical beauty and the deep mean- house is located at 45500 Lighthouse Road fute as a souvenir of this unique experi- ing of a song’s melody and lyrics is the most in Point Arena. ence! expressive way of playing. It is easier to play the saddle and on stage, these days she’s been fast than slow, because when playing slow spending most of her time either on tour or "Mushrooms Of Te Redwood Coast" Co-Author Christian Schwarz, the musician is exposed. in the recording studio. With four albums At Coast Community Library • November 18 Expressing the ballad’s deep message is and a couple of EPs behind her, Faith is clear- In celebration of "Mushroom Festival lime) of fungi, in particular, stoke his curi- much more difcult than reliance on the ly a seasoned songwriter and performer with Month" this November, Coast Community osity. He spends most of his time teaching technique and mechanics utilized when per- a maturity that belies her young age. Library is hosting an author talk from about natural history, collecting and forming an up-tempo piece. Over the years, she made so many mushroom expert Christian Schwartz. photographing mushrooms, assem- Ballads are the ultimate test of rapturous roundtrips to Nashville that she decided to Tis event is free and open to the pub- bling an exhaustive mycofora for Santa musical communication.” make it a full-time home. Faith continues lic. Cruz County (www.scmycofora.org), Te “Art of the Ballad” will feature sea- to tour, ofen with some of country music’s Christian Schwarz is a naturalist in- and exploring wilderness around the sonal tunes such as “Autumn in New York,” biggest names. She's headlined sold-out con- terested in the diversity of living organ- world. He is particularly interested in “Early Autumn,” and “Indian Summer,” plus certs at fairs, casinos, and nightclubs across isms in general, but the seemingly endless the role of citizen scientists in the future of gems by revered composers such as Cole the country; and is a regular on the festival forms (whether grotesque, bizarre, or sub- ecological and taxonomic research. Porter, Victor Young, and Duke Ellington. circuits. She joined Frankie Ballard for a run Performing with Vuckovich is multi-reed- of shows on his recent headlining tour. ist Charles McCarthy, and acoustic bassist November 10 it’s your chance to meet her Doug Miller. or see her again when she plays the Garcia Call Gualala Arts at (707) 884-1138 or go River Casino in Point Arena. Make plans to Brown Paper Tickets.com. now to have a fun and entertaining evening right hee on the south coast. Te Garcia Riv- er Casino has food and fun but most impor- tantly on November 10th they'll also have McKenna Faith.

Music happens to be a form that transcends all languages. Herbie Hancock

Pg 4 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Holiday Shopping November Will Be Watching Your Diet Gualala Gualala Arts & Dolphin Gallery A Busy Month During Te Holidays! Starting November 17 at 215 Main in Point Arena Watch Your Pet's Diet Too! Arts Stuck on gif ideas for your favorite friend, November will be a busy month at 215 Since 1961 relative, business acquaintance, or total Main in Point Arena. Tere's music, food, Te holiday season is right around the 707.884.1138 GualalaArts.Org stranger? Why not check out Uncle Sus’s art, poetry, and more. corner. We should be mindful that there is 46501 Old State Hwy. stocking stufers. Te stuf of dreams will be Art openings this month include Carol a potential for our furry friends to consume available at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala Watanabe on November 3 (5:00pm), and food that may be harmful to their health. • Alcoholic beverages: Like a human, a dog Sat. 11/3 Larry Vuckovich 6:30 pm November 17 through December 30. Eric Schram on November 30 (5:00pm). Jazz In The Autumn at Gualala Arts or cat may stagger, lose bladder control or Just in time for holiday shopping, Dolphin Music features the Luddites on No- “The Art of the Ballad” Gallery will be featuring carefully curated vember 1 (8:00pm), Tango on November worse. uncontrollably. In high doses, alco- works by local artists that are perfect not 2 (7:00pm), Kewala Quintet on the 3rd, hol suppresses the central nervous system Sat. 11/10 Improv Night 7 pm just for stockings, but also those hard-to- (7:00pm), Karaoke on the 9th, Cumbaleros and breathing. Expect The Unexpected buy-for people like ofce mates, acquain- on the 10th (7:00pm), Dust In My Cofee • Avocado: Te toxin Persin is found in the From Gualala Improv Group tances, house siters, baby on the 23rd (7:30pm), Pat Simmons on the avocado. Birds may become ill or die from Trio Celeste siters and friends who 24th (7:30pm), and the duo of Tomas An- tasting the pear-shaped fruit. For dogs and Sun 11/11 4 pm enjoy pur- poseful gifs. tonic and Michael Fischer. sometimes cats, the seed can be deadly. Chamber Music Concert Carefully se- lected items On November 4 Franny's Cup & Saucer • Chocolate: Chocolate can be toxic to both Tickets $25, plus $5 day of made by lo- cal artists will dogs and cats. Once eaten they may show Festival of Trees include quilts, place mats, artisan and local some increased activity, vomit, have diar- Fri. 23 10 am - 5 pm foods, jewelry, potery, artwork and much rhea, or even have a seizure. Sat. 24 10 am - 4 pm more. Prepared to be surprised at the op- • Cofee, Tea, Soda, Energy Drinks: Keep Tree Lighting 11/23 at 5 pm tions, and know that your gif will be well your afer dinner cofees or sof drinks and Visits from Santa Claus both days received. energy drinks away from the curious pet pal- Mrs. Claus’ Bake Shop Te Festival of Trees opens at Gualala ates. If your pet begins vomiting, becomes Shop Uncle Sus’s Attic Arts Center the day afer Tanksgiving on noticeabley restless, or seems to have heart For lightly loved artwork, fine furnishings, November 23, and with it Uncle Sus’s Atic! palpitations, take note. small appliances, & more! Te Atic is a carefully curated collection of • Macadamia Nuts: Within hours of eat- art pieces, fne furnishings, small appliances Uncle Sus’s Stocking Stuffers ing macadamia nuts, dogs may become ill, November 23December 30 and other lightly loved items that will make weak, or disoriented. Some reports have Gift items and collections made by local great holiday gifs. dogs showing signs of tremors and/or fever, artists, crafts people, food artisans and Do you have an item to donate? Perhaps vomit, and become weak and uncoordinat- merchants . . . Perfect for stocking stuiffers a piece of art that you are not displaying or will present another Farmhouse Dinner as ed. and small gifts! a Herman Miller Eames chair that no longer part of the Feast Mendocino. Dolphin Gallery open 10 am - 5 pm Wed-Mon Yeast dough fts your decor? Or maybe you have a Vita And as always there will be Tird Turs- • : Raw bread dough made Mixer, Breville juicer, or other like-new day Poetry on November 15. with yeast may cause bloating, and metabol- Purchase Advance Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.Com, small kitchen appliance you never use. If Whether you stop in for an event, or some ic abnormalities and central nervous system depression. 1.800.838.3006, The Dolphin Gallery or you think you have something that qualifes pub food, a glass of wine or beer,, 215 Main Gualala Arts Center as “lightly loved” and worth donating call will give you plenty of options. • Raisins and grapes: Follow the NEJO www.gualalaarts.org Sus at 707-884-1138 to make arrangements. You'll fnd some additional information (NEE-joe) rule: Not Even Just One.Dogs Open 10 am -4 pm Weekdays Please consider only high quality, lightly on the Farmhouse Dinner on page 7. In ad- may develop vomiting and/or diarrhea Noon -4 pm Weekends used items for donation. dition, Kewala Quintet includes Chris Do- within 12 hours and ingesting these may Uncle Sus’s Stocking Stufers ofer you ering (above) on guitar, as well as the classic lead to kidney failure. the chance to purchase artwork and artisan trumpet / tenor front line of Hal Forman • Faty foods: When dogs discover faty or "Strip away the phony tinsel foods from our local artists and crafers, sup- and Michael Gold along with bassist Don greasy snacks, they can infame the pancreas of Hollywood and you fnd the porting them and the Dolphin Gallery and Watanabe, and Gabe Yañez providing the causing diarrhea, vomiting and stomach Gualala. Prices vary per item. driving force on drum set. pain. real tinsel underneath." Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972) • Salt and Salty Foods: Keep your pet away from cooking salt, homemade play dough, rock salt, paint balls, table salt, sea water and other sources. • Onions, Garlic: Large amounts of onion can cause gastrointestinal irritation and may lead to red blood cell damage. Cats are more susceptible, but dogs, particularly Japanese breeds are also at risk. Garlic, too, can lead to stomach upset and red blood cell damage. • Products sweetened with xylitol: Tese can include chewing gum, candy, breath fresheners, pudding, gelatin and more made with the sugar substitute. In dogs, a quick, concentrated ingestion can cause life-threat- 790 PORT ROAD (THE COVE) IN POINT ARENA ening low blood sugar within 15 minutes.

Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Harold and Maude, Wings, Mask Come to Arena Teater New Moon Tree Films Ofer Something For Almost Everyone

Tere are 58 years between the earliest and at 7:00pm at Arena Teater. It's rated PG and a teenager with a massive facial skull defor- latest flms in this month's list of flms. Tere's runs 91 minutes. mity and biker gang mother atempt to live an even larger gulf when one considers the Second up this month is Wings, a 1927 as normal a life as possible under the cir- three flms, their subject mater, and their im- "silent" flm, digitally restored in 2012 by Par- cumstances. As with many stories, Mask is pact when released. amount Pictures much more than that. Rocky First up is Harold and Maude, director with original Dennis (Eric Stoltz) is an Hal Ashby's cultish-cum-classic flm from music score and intelligent, outgoing and November 7 1971. It's two principal stars created (per- sound efects by humorous teenager who suf- haps) the largest character age diference & Ben Burt. fers from a facial deformity with a romantic undertone&seen in Ameri- Te frst Best called "lionitis" and has now can cinema to that date. Cort was 23, and Film Oscar went outlived his life expectancy. Full Moon Gordon was 75 in 1971. to this aerial Cher plays Rocky's mother, With the idiosyncratic American fable World War I ad- who with uncompromising Harold and Maude, Ashby fashioned venture about love and ferce determina- what would become the cult classic of its two fedgling aviators itching to take on the tion helps Rocky overcome pain, loneliness era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, Kaiser's aces. Look for a very young Gary and prejudice to emerge as an outstanding Ashby tells the story of the emotional and Cooper as a veteran fier. young man, an inspiration to his classmates romantic bond between a death-obsessed With World War I afoot, David Armstrong and teachers. Tis extraordinary flm is based young man (Bud Cort) from a wealthy fam- (Richard Arlen) and Jack Powell (Charles on the real-life story of Rocky Dennis. ily and a devil-may-care, bohemian octoge- "Buddy" Rogers) join the military with an November 23 eye toward fying American fghter planes. Tey leave behind Mary Pres- ton (Clara Bow), a local girl who's in love with David but commited to Jack. Dispatched to France as newly minted pilots, the men take to the skies in one of the war's climactic air batles, and as frantic Mary longs for the safe return of both men, one pays narian (Ruth Gordon). Equal parts gallows the ultimate price for his bravery. humor and romantic innocence, "Harold and Wings will be screened Monday, Novem- Maude" dissolves the line between darkness ber 12 at 7:00pm, and has a running time and light along with the ones that separate of 144 minutes. . Monday, November 12, people by class, gender, and age, and it fea- 7:00pm. Te flm is rated PG-13. William A. tures indelible performances and a remark- Wellman directed. able soundtrack by Cat Stevens. Although Te clubs fnal ofering for November has there are two dozen additional cast members also garnered some impressive accolades Mask screens Monday, November 26, in the credits, Cort and Gordon are the stars from audiences and critics alike. Te short 7:00pm. It's directed by Peter Bogdanovich, of this flm. It screens Monday, November 5 description is simple: Mask is the story of is rated PG-13, and Runs 127 minutes.

Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Feast Mendocino Comes To Te South Coast November 2-11 Point Arena Merchants Come Together Ofering A Diverse and Delightful Menu of Events Tere's a new event in town. And it's a a.m., brunch at 9:30am and wraps up with tour selected. good idea all around Point Arena. Businesses the Lactose-fermenting Legumes class. Guest Te Point Arena Lighthouse & Museum that are part of the PAMA, the will leave at 2 p.m. Participants will ofer Museum and Tower Tours during Point Arena Merchants Asso- can choose to stay at Oz Farm the Feast Mendocino calendar. Catch the ciation, will be ofering special for this retreat, or stay elsewhere start of the annual Gray Whale migration events in support of Visit Men- and come to Oz Farm each day and roam the 23 acres of grounds and bluf docino’s Feast Mendocino event. for the classes and tours. Costs trails. Teir six vacation cotages make an ex- Formerly known as the Mush- participate in the retreat and stay cellent base for enjoying all of the other Feast room, Wine & Beer Festival, at Oz Farm range from$300 to Mendocino events and activities, and they arenatheater.org Feast Mendocino will run from $550 and include all are ofering a Sea- November 2 through November 11 with meals, classes and tours. Full re- sonal Special during November 2018 events throughout Mendocino County. And treat only is $150 (meals includ- Feast Mendocino businesses will be ready to welcome every- ed), and single workshops are $45 where guests staying Fiesta Mexicana one to Point Arena. per person. For more information three nights get the Three Expressions of Lisa's Luscious Kitchen will be participat- to sign up visit ozfarm.com. third night free. Te ing in Feast Mendocino with a frozen mush- B Bryan Preserve’s popular Lighthouse is open Mexican Culture room soup again this year. It will be available “Paint with a Girafe” is already for tours daily from Saturday Nov. 17 7:30 PM to buy in quarts and pints the entire month sold out for the Feast Mendoci- 10:00am to 3:15pm. of November starting on the 1st. Tis Italian no session at 1:30pm on Friday, November Lodging reservations can be made at Poin- Mark Your Calendar Crimini Mushroom Soup is vegan and glu- 2. Tis unique event happens the frst Sat- tArenaLighthouse.com or by calling (707) Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker ten-free, and its ingredients include a roasted urday of every month at 1:30 p.m. so those 882-2809, ext. 1. vegetable broth infused with Marsala and who missed out can participate in the future. Windy Hollow Farm will present a Farm For- Sunday Dec. 23 2 PM Mediterranean herbs, organic vegetables and “Take a break from mushroom hunting to get aging & Fermentation Workshop on Sunday, Met Opera Live in HD lots of sliced Crimi- creative and up close with a majestic girafe,” November 4 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. Spend ni mushrooms. invites Judy Bryan Mello, co-owner of the an afernoon at Windy Hollow Farm foraging Saturday Nov. 10 9:55 AM Join Oz Farm for preserve. “Tis is a rare opportunity to hold for wild foods and herbs, sampling farm fresh Marnie a weekend of fer- a canvas while our gifed girafe ‘paints’ it. fer- ▪▪▪ mentation and food Guests will go home with an 8” x 10” mas- mented Exhibition on Screen preservation. Oz- terpiece that may look like a mushroom!” treats, grown produce will Painting sessions last 45 minutes, are $50 a n d Sunday Nov. 18 1 PM be used as guests per guest and are limited to 8 participants. making Degas: Passion for Perfection explore the art of Make reservations at bbryanpreserve.com a sau- ▪▪▪ making kimchi, sourdough, cider and more. or by calling (707) 882-2297. erkraut Arena Theater Film Club Learn all about hard cider during a tour the Franny’s Farmhouse Dinner at 215 Main to take home. Start by looking for early heirloom orchard, Oz Farm Cider Mill, and is Sunday, November 4 serving every half mushrooms and medicinal herbs followed Mondays 7 PM have a cider tasting. Participants will leave hour from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Tis Feast by a hands-on demonstration of diferent Nov. 5 Harold and Maude with new skills, recipes, and some of their Mendocino themed dinner will start with a methods for making kraut. Te day will close home-made creations. Te courses run from shaved brussels sprouts, arugula and pome- with a fermented food tasting including dif- Nov. 12 Wings Friday thru Sunday, November 2-4. Guest granate salad with butermilk dressing fol- ferent types of sauerkraut, fermented roots, Nov. 26 Mask will arrive Friday starting at 4:00pm and the lowed by the main course of balsamic glazed and wild mushroom sourdough pizzetas frst class will be “All About Sourdough” at roasted chanterelles and polenta. Dessert will baked in the cob oven. Workshop hosted and 214 Main Street Point Arena 6:00pm followed by a pizza party at 7:00pm. be date and taught by Jennifer Ketring of Windy Hollow Breakfast will be at 8:20am on Saturday, persimmon Farm, Gillian Nye of Roots Herbal Apoth- followed by a Fermented Vegetables work- sticky tofee ecary and local forager Jed Ivy. Cost is $45 shop and class on Water Bath Canning. Afer p u d d i n g . per person and pre-registration is required. lunch there will be the Espalier Orchard tour, Dinner is Register online at WindyHollowFarm.com Cider Mill tour (also available to drop ins for $32 per or by calling (707) 353-0143. $5 per person) person and reservations are required. Guests Te Pier & Chowder House & Tap Room in where guests must be 21 or over and reservations can be Point Arena’s historic Arena Cove will have will take a made by calling (707) 882-2500. a special mushroom and beer pairing menu stroll through Unbeaten Path Tours is ofering Unfor- available during the festival. If you order any the organic getable Guided Walks throughout the en- of their Mushroom menu items you will get e s p a l i e r e d tire Feast Mendocino calendar. Explore a 10 oz. beer they have carefully paired with apple orchards the beauty of Mendocino County and the it for just $1.00. For reservations call (707) and cider mill. world-renowned Point Arena Storneta Unit 882-3400. Tey are open Friday through Tey will explore the 50+ apple varietals that of the California Coastal National Monu- Tuesday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Wednesday make up Oz Farm's unique farm cider and ment on a personalized and private nature and Tursday. learn about the pressing and fermentation tour. Learn about coastal ecology, history, Te full calendar of Feast Mendocino ac- process. Te Hard Cider 101 class is next at geology, oceanography, why microclimates tivities, events and special ofers can be found 3:30pm. Dinner is at 7:00pm with an eve- mater, and much more. Call (707) 888-6121 at VisitMendocino.com/Feast-Mendocino/. ning event aferwards. or visit UnbeatenPathTours.com to schedule Sunday morning begins with yoga at 8 a private tour. Prices vary depending on the

Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Compelling Visuals At Dolphin Gallery and Gualala Arts Two Exhibits Continue Trough November 11

Te holidays change the usual rhythm of as well as opportunities for members to give art embodies Chicago architect Louis Sul- art openings and transitions at some of our back to their community using those skills. livan’s maxim that “form follows function”; usual art haunts. When that happens, we have Monthly meetings feature programs to in- thus, each piece Glover makes has its own the good fortune of having another chance spire quilters in all aspects of quilting rang- particular requirements. to take a look at the work of local artists. Of ing from traditional to contemporary art Many members of the Mendonoma coastal course, given how busy most of us are at this quilt techniques and development of textile community will have seen Wilder’s work in time of year, we may have missed some of the and wearable art. various galleries, art being shown around town. Tat's where Lectures and work- shops and at Art a litle reminder is useful. Both Gualala Arts shops are present- in the Redwoods; and the Dolphin Gallery continue to exhibit ed by world famous others may have some terrifc local work. quilters as well as joined one of his Each year the Gualala Arts Pacifc Piece- local talent. “Com- storytelling ses- makers Quilt Guild members are “chal- fort quilts” are cre- sions at Gualala lenged” to create a quilt that fts certain pa- ated by members Arts. With this ex- rameters. and distributed to a variety of local assistance hibit, Wilder will introduce viewers to his For 2018, the PPQG challenge theme is organizations and individuals as a means of most recent works. “Journeys” and although no specifc style or service back to the community. Each year A member of the Kashia Band of Pomo size was specifed, each quilt was required members create a quilt to be rafed by Gua- Indians, Wilder grew up on the Kashia Reser- to include a piece of blue Scrollscape Indigo lala Arts Center during Art in the Redwoods. vation, the grandson of Essie Parrish, the last fabric. Members were challenged to think Te proceeds provide art related scholarships spiritual doctor of the Kashia, from whom he about a journey to local students. learned traditional teachings as well as songs, (metaphorically, Traveling out of the redwoods to down- dances, and crafs. Tough he was interested emotionally, phys- town Gualala you'll fnd the Dolphin Gallery in art from an early age, he says he “fnally got ically, etc.) and to has the work of two artists continuing in No- a break” into a professional art career when stitch and/or quilt vember. Continuing on view are artists Eric he entered a comic book store’s drawing con- their interpreta- Wilder and Clif Glover test and won. With that impetus, Wilder be- tion in fabric in Glover uses stoneware and porcelain clays, gan creating graphic art for sofware compa- one, two, or three prefers semi-mat and earth tone glazes, and nies and developing games for Lucas Art and dimensions. fres in a gas kiln. For the most part, each Quilts that are piece is individually thrown on a poter’s on display include wheel. His potery is for everyday use & traditional, mod- mugs, bowls, teapots, pitchers, etc. & the ern and art quilts, usual suspects. He also make vessels for the and quilted cloth- Japanese tea ceremony such as chawans (tea ing, all created in a variety of styles and tech- bowls) and mizusashis (water containers). niques that, depending on their designs, can Tis small, side pouring teapot was loosely be displayed on a bed, framed, hung, or worn. cut with a wire and fred with wood at La Te show is not juried nor judged, so it en- Meridiana. Commonly used for one to three courages creativity at all levels. “It is always a people, a “kyusu” is usually emptied com- great thrill to see someone new to quilting/ pletely afer each pouring so the tea leaves MTV. His career in gaming drew on his abili- art quilts show their work alongside long- don’t steep too long and become biter. ties as an animator, character designer, story- time quilters,” says exhibit curator Cheryle And here’s where deliberate practice comes board artist, and concept artist in developing Harris. in to play again: Glover’s practiced moves are games like Stars Wars Phantom Menace and Te members of Pacifc Piecemakers Quilt not only deliberate but also efcient, suc- Celebrity Death Match. Guild promote quilting locally and all along cinct, and precise, aimed at making a living by In addition to his work in graphic design, the Sonoma/Mendocino coast. PPQG of- creating mugs and cups that “feel good,” that Wilder is a community leader, serving two fers monthly educational programs, lectures, “ft into your hand,” that “are easy to use and terms as Tribal Chairman of the Kashia Trib- and workshops for quilters of all skill levels comfortable to hold.” In this sense, Glover’s al Council and being involved in supporting the work of the Native Media Resource Cen- ter (KGUA), Coastal Seniors, the Redwood Coast Medical Center, and Gualala Arts. In everything Wilder and these artists do, he says, they “strive to be stewards of the land, to keep native languages alive, and to honor our cultural traditions.” In all of Wilder’s work, and particularly in his memorable pen and ink drawings, which have won awards at Art in the Redwoods. Readers can see examples of his drawings on a series of greeting cards, and other examples of his work, at htps:// www.ericwildergraphics.com.

Pg 8 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Words on Wellness • Sharing Animal Care & Welfare • Pain Signs by Karin Uphoff By Cathy Sue Riehm November marks the celebration of enjoy sharing fresh apple, cuting the meaty Te other night, Rex was restless and re- become a regular part of your pet’s routine gratitude for the abundance we have, and cores it in smaller pieces for golden crown luctant to climb up on the couch. Te next (possibly indicating chronic pain)? invites us to deepen our sharing with each sparrows who eagerly await the treat. morning, he was siting hunched over, tucked Try to think like your animal and under- other and all beings. Te human world is so Sharing promotes health by increasing under and shaking with his eyes closed. stand what their particular behavior might boisterous that we can accidentally become levels of oxytocin the “feel good” hormone I’m prety sure we can all recognize obvi- indicate- is your donkey being ‘stubborn’ by cloistered in our version of reality, practi- that reduces stress levels in the body. Stud- ous signs of pain in our pets, but what about freezing in his tracks or is he telling you, in cally forgeting the many other species we ies show that those who share positive ac- those not-so-obvious behavior changes that the only way a donkey knows how to tell a live amongst. It’s sobering to realize that tions and experiences have measurable might indicate pain? human, that a particular movement/situa- as our population enlarges and atempts increases in happiness and life satisfaction. In my last article, I talked about knowing tion causes him pain? to meet its many Tis happiness fac- your pet's 'normals'- vital Recognize the species needs, other crea- tor increases when signs, behaviors and rou- behavior- a dog in pain tures are lessening there’s a positive tines. A cat that suddenly might become needy at alarming rates. response to sharing urinates outside the liter while a cat (like herd Still, each day we by someone active- box could possibly have animals) will tend to iso- are invited to con- ly receiving. Some a urinary tract infection- late. nect and share our may fear giving if thinking ‘Ouch- it hurts Turns out, Rex had a lives, whether with there is a focus on when I pee in my box, bad case of ‘swimmer’s strangers on the a perceived loss. maybe it won’t hurt if I tail’& a condition that street, whales pass- But when we give pee outside the box…’. hunting breeds (includ- ing by, or birds returning to winter on our naturally of our time, love, friendship and A horse that bobs his ing Labs) can get from coast. I greet the arrival of sooty fox spar- atention, what we’re really doing is express- head and drops food swimming in cold wa- rows like old friends who have been away all ing more of who we are. Instead of losing while eating might not ter& causing cramp- summer - how precious our time together. something, we are being authentic, which be saying ‘Ew- I don’t ing, swelling and pain. Tere are withered buds and dead in turn brings us happiness. Te more we like this food’, but could By telling me, in his Rex branches I want to clear, for aesthetics and share, the more we experience gratitude in be saying ‘It hurts when way, that he was in pain, I a profusion of spring bloom. However, by our lives. By opening up to others, we in- I chew’, and your horse was able to help him. taking time to watch those seting up avian vite them to open to us and this creates con- needs his teeth foated. winter camp, I notice song sparrows and nection and community – a way to become Does your dog suddenly snap at you when chickadees balancing on these branches to more intimate with the world. you reach to rub behind his ear? Did your cat nibble of seeds I can’t see. Surely, I can wait used to love a good muzzle and chin scratch, a month or two to prune. I collect calendu- but now she won't let you touch her mouth? la seeds for later planting, but make a point Karin C. Uphof, is a Master Herbalist, Iridologist, Does your geriatric horse rock his weight of leaving some to share. Bees still work on Bodyworker and author of Botanical Body back onto his hind end more and more a wizened tower of jewels and my forever- Care: Herbs and Natural Healing for throughout the day? green tomatoes seem a welcome novelty Your Whole Body. Learn more about Karin Could there be a foreign body deep in your for the sibling stellar jays. Each morning I at: www.karinuphof.com dog's ear? Does your cat need dental aten- tion due to an infected tooth? Could your Mountain Quail. A Born Walker. horse be reluctant to bear a lot of weight on I have to admit that I only recently real- spring they nest from 1,500 to 10,000 feet. his front end due to a short hoof trim or the ized that we have another quail in our coun- In the fall they walk to lower elevations, navicular bone rotating? ty. Te beautiful Mountain Quail is found especially in the Sierra Nevadas. Some are When you notice an abnormal behavior, Acupuncture and Massage in the dense brush at high eleva- known to walk 20-40 miles. In the ask ‘Is this an isolated behavior?’ (happened Chi Kung Classes tions along the edges of wood- winter they feed on nuts, seeds only once, maybe twice) or has this behavior Call to schedule an appointment lands, forests, foothills and mead- and berries. In the spring they re- ows. It has been called the most turn to higher elevations and eat handsome quail and the largest at leaves, buds and scratch up bulbs 11.5 inches. It has a long straight and insects. Tey will also climb head plume instead of the pom- trees to glean food. padour of the California Quail. Its Te Mountain Quail's nest is chestnut throat patch is lined by a well-concealed shallow depres- greenish white. Its chestnut sides have long sion on the ground. It is hidden under grass white lines on them. Its chest is brown and and shrubs, at the base of a tree or against gray and it has a very short tail. Juveniles a log. It is lined with grass, leaves, needles have shorter head plumes and a white chin. and feathers. Nests are ofen near paths and Mountain Quail live in small groups, or roads and usually close to water. She lay The Tea Shop Local Herbal Teas & Essences "coveys" of three to twenty. Tey are very nine to ten buf-white eggs and incubates See website for product information cautious and quickly disappear into the un- them for two weeks. Young are able to get derbrush. Mountain Quail prefer to walk up and run in soon afer hatching and are 707-291-5765 and take to fight only as a last resort. In the able fy in two weeks. 35590 Verdant View, The Sea Ranch Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for contributing this article. www.birdsongclinic.com Each month, the Lighthouse Peddler features another bird regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast. 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www.thelighthousepeddler.com • always free & in color Degas: Passion For Perfection Fiesta Mexicana: Tree expressions of Mexican Culture Exhibition On Screen A Special One-Night Event • November 17 Arena Teater, November 18 Tere are many wonderful things to be and been a part of the diverse and ever grow- Te highly regarded flm series, Exhibi- found, explored, and enjoyed when it comes ing cultural events within the many com- tion on Screen has brought some of the to living in the state of California and Men- munities of Los Angeles and all of Southern greatest artist to the screen. Tis month is docino County in particular. and quite ofen California. Coronado has been a professional no exception. Degas: Passion For Perfec- we "discover" some of that wonder by explor- tion screens on Sunday, November 18 at ing the state on our own. Tis month we have 1:00pm (doors open at 12:30pm). Tickets an opportunity to spend an evening taking are $15 and available through Arena Te- in the richness that's right here in our back- ater and at Brown Paper Tickets. yard. Exhibition On Screen journeys from a In collaboration with Martin Delgadillo of superb exhibition at Te Fitzwilliam Muse- Wavelength Farm, Arena Teater will pres- um in Cambridge, whose extensive collec- ent "Fiesta Mexicana: Tree Expressions of tion of Degas' works is the most representa- Mexican Culture", on Saturday, November tive in Britain, to the streets of Paris. With 17, at 7:30pm (doors will open at 7:00pm.) exclusive access to view rare and diverse Showcasing works, this flm tells the fascinating story of the diversity of Degas' pursuit for perfection through both Mexican cul- experimentation with new techniques and ture and folk instructor for over 35 years, teaching students lessons learnt from studying the past mas- art, dancers of all ages in creative dance, ballet technique, ters. and musicians and folklorico at Ramona Hall Community Sometimes frustrated by his own failings, will perform Center in Highland Park, the Lincoln Recre- Degas was consumed by obsessive princi- live on stage ation Center, and the Conservatory of Fine ples and failing eye sight but his determina- with Maestro Arts at Cal State University Los Angeles. Bal- tion to capture everyday life was evident in Froylan Guti- let Coco has participated in the Rose Parade every mark he made. Never fully satisfed, errez on clas- eleven times and is part of many year round many of Degas' drawings and sculptures sical guitar cultural events. were kept in private during his lifetime but, opening the Tis is defnitely an all-ages event. Tickets now through close examination, they can performance, are $20, $10 for unaccompanied youth, $25 be seen as some of the most beautifully de- followed by Los Angeles based dance for one adult with ensemble Ballet Coco de Esteban Coro- Childern, and $30 nado featuring colorful costumes and for two adults with folk dances from various Mexican states children. Singer-songwriter and event organizer Te Arena Te- Delgadillo will round out the evening ater bar and snack with his original compositions. Residing stand will be open on the Mendocino Coast since Febru- ary of this year, Delgadillo was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and lived in Los Angeles for 30 years, where he volunteered with community organizations as a performer and organizer. Ballet CoCo de Esteban Coronado has for more than four decades performed

www . thelighthousepeddler com • always free & in color tailed and expressive works in the modern era. Using writen accounts by friends and commentators, and the narration of leters writen by Degas himself, this flm reveals a more complex truth behind one of the most infuential French artists of the late 19th-century and serves as an exploration of the complex workings of Degas' artistic mind. Directed by David Bickerstaf. Te flm has a runtime of 85 minutes. Image: Degas Study HOURS: MON-THURS 11-6PM • FRI-SUN 11:30-7PM "Art is not a matter of what you see, but what you make other peo- 707-320 -1918 ple see." CALL FOR DELIVERY • 138 MAIN STREET, POINT ARENA - Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Pg 11 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Te Best Holiday Movies Are About Memories. by David Stefen I’m still a kid. I love the holidays, and one now (and forever?) the new Santa Claus. It’s entering the life of protestant minister Henry of the things I enjoy this time of year is reliv- funny with some tugging at the heart. It’s the Brougham (David Niven), who’s marriage to ing Tanksgiving and Christmas memories Twinkie of Christmas movies. Enjoy it and wife Julia (Loreta Young) is tested along the through flms. Turkey dinner was the sit- don’t think about the calories. Te Washington way. Tere are numerous religious moments down altar where we communed together as Post had it right: "Te Santa Clause would be but the flm is anything but preachy. Tere a family. Film is where we see ourselves again another formulaic Christmas special without are lofy (sometimes heavenly) goals, a cou- or for the frst time. Viewing can be par- Tim Allen.” ple of sermons, a boys choir, some shopping, ticularly enjoyable when watching the flm #6: National Lampoon’s Christmas lunch at a French restaurant named Michel’s with friends or family, as we have favorite Vacation: Not all of the flms from National (of course), a few snobs, and some solid citi- scenes&some in common and some unique Lampoon have been winners zens. Sit back and simply let to us. Afer all, memories are about life, real but this 1989 spinof from yourself get lost inside this or imagined or some combination of the two. the original Vacation is a lot flm. Rounding out the cast Tis month I’ve decided to ofer you my list of fun. Chevy Chase and are Elsa Lanchester, Regis of ten flms that are worth watching every Beverly D’Angelo return as Toomey, James Gleason, and holiday season, from Tanksgiving Day to the Griswold parents, along Monty Woolley. New Years Day. with a new Audrey (Juliet #2: It’s A Wonderful Life: #10: Prancer: Tis 1989 flm features a Lewis) and a new Rusty Frank Capra presents the midwest farmer/single dad, his 9-year old (Johnny Galecki). It’s also life and times of George Bai- daughter, and a reindeer named Prancer. It worth watching Julia Louis- ley and Mary Hatch (James has sentimentality but also a frst rate real- Dreyfus and Nicholas Guest Stewart and Donna Reed). ism and charm. Directed by John Hancock as the way-too-hipster next In just over two hours, we are Prancer stars Sam Elliot, Rebecca Harrell, door neighbors “Margo and treated to their lives and ours. and Cloris Leachman. Roger Ebert wrote Todd Chester”. We can watch Like the old nursery rhyme, “[Jessica is] a 9-year-old who still believes in the flm and look back on our fond memories this 1947 flm features tinkers, tailors, sol- Santa Claus, and uses logic to defend her po- or on the horror of sharing Christmas with diers, sailors, doctors, a rich man and more. sition: If there isn't a Santa, then maybe there the entire family. Good fun. As Bailey’s life moves forward, he’s forced to isn't a God, and if there isn't a God, then #5: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: refect on how he’s helped change things for there isn't a heaven, and, in that case, where No holiday season would be complete with- the beter, and with an angel’s help, he sees did nine-year old Jessica's mother go when out this 1987 flm. One of Steve Martin’s bet- an alternate version of how his life&or lack she died?”. Heavy stuf or heady stuf? Either ter outings, and John Candy is as perfect as thereof&could change everything and ev- way, you can handle it and feel good about he can be. Te unlikely twosome becomes eryone. Like other Capra flms, this one is this unusually good holiday treat. mutually dependent as they atempt to travel rich in characters and character actors, in- #9: A Christmas Carol: Tere have been from New York to Chicago by way of Kan- cluding Lionel Barrymore, Tomas Mitchell, many flm versions adapted from Charles sas and Missouri in an efort to get home for Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Frank Faylen, Dickens’ story, but this 1951 version is my Tanksgiving. As with most flms writen Ward Bond, Gloria Grahame, and H.B. War- favorite. It features Alastair Sim as Ebenezer and directed by John Hughes, the music is ner. And for trivia bufs, there is the perfect- Scrooge, Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit, and top notch (including Martin’s traumatized ly-cast voice of Moroni Olsen as Franklin, the Michael Hordern as Jacob Marley. Te story “you’re messin’ with the wrong guy”.) Te never seen senior angel narrating the flm. is timeless and worth watching every Christ- flm is wonderful and it always reminds me #1: A Christmas Story: Tis 1983 flm mas. Whether you become tearful or not, it’s of how much the world misses John Candy. narrowly edged out the others for #1 simply a century old story, in a half-century old flm, #4: Miracle on 34th Street: On the sur- because it speaks to me on so many levels. In- shot in glorious black and white, and it still face this is a flm about a nice old man who stead of just seeing the enjoyable chaos sur- delivers. calls himself Kris Kringle and claims to be rounding the lives of the Parker family, I can #8: Home Alone: Few movie stars have the Santa Claus. Treatened with being de- clearly see my own family growing up in Mil- had the ability to be both charming and an- clared insane, a young lawyer steps in to de- waukee; our version was all Wisconsin, not noying on screen and in real life, and all be- fend Kringle, arguing in court that he really Indiana. Yet like ‘old man Parker’, my father fore the age of 12. Forget the annoying part. is Santa Claus. While Kringle’s sanity is the did swear at the furnace (and other things). Macaulay Culkin helps drive this 1990 flm central theme, the real centerpiece of the I did want a BB gun for christmas. We lived with sufcient believability as the young 1947 flm is about a single mom’s journey in our version of that neighborhood, on that child lef home by highly distracted parents. (and ours) to have faith, and to believe in street, in that house and we had our own Culkin benefts from the direction of Chris something that may be difcult or impossible Bumpus family for neighbors. And there was Columbus, the writing of John Hughes, and to prove. While that sounds like religion, the plenty of innocent “drama” surrounding our the comedic performances of Joe Pesci and faith here is far more about life itself. But it lives as Christmas approached, but there was Daniel Stern. It’s been a quarter century since works on both levels. Te cast is a who’s who also the sense of family and time together. I the flm was made yet the basic premise holds of post WWII Hollywood faces: Maureen love this flm. Regardless of any memories up. If it seems like too much work, watch it O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene I might like to forget, my reality is of a time for Pesci and Stern. Te flm wouldn’t work Lockhart, Natalie Wood, Granville Sawyer, when, as Jean Shepherd tells us, “all was right without them as the bumbling thieves. William Frawley, Jerome Cowan. with the world”. #7: Te Santa Clause: Tim Allen’s turn #3: Te Bishop’s Wife: Tis 1947 flm is Note: I intended to revisit my favorite holiday movies for in this 1994 holiday-favored feature flm also about Christmas and faith. But relax, this this month's column. Ten I realized I haven't seen any- was a surprisingly good idea. In short, Santa is not a flm that looks or feels anything like a thing$old or new$that would squeeze into my Top-10. dies on the job, Tim Allen’s character steps tent-revival. It’s an intelligent story based on So this month's column is as writen two years ago. DS in to save the day and discovers that he is a visiting angel named Dudley (Cary Grant) Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES from cover Global Harmony Presents A Taoist Perspective . . . 10:00am to 4:00pm both days, where Te Approach of Winter and the Mystery of Regeneration they can choose gifs for their family and November 7 at Gualala Arts Center friends from lightly loved donated items Te balance of life is between activity ing with the approach of Winter. We will that fall within a child’s budget. Uncle Sus’s - spending our energy, and regeneration - look at the cycle of the whole year, and Atic ofers adults the same experience, replenishing our supply of energy (so that think about what is most natural to pursue with a collection of carefully curated art- we can go on being active). Te concept is in this period of increasing Yin. Te talk will work, fne furnishings, small appliances and simple: regenerate your energy supply. Te include some simple practices like Bone more! mystery is how to do it. Shaking, and Bone Breathing. Mrs. Claus Bake Shoppe is flled with Karl Danskin will lead the talk titled No previous experience or knowledge is home-baked goodies such as candies, pies "Te Approach of Winter and the Mystery needed. Part of the Global Harmony Arts and cookies made from family recipes, a of Regeneration". It's part of the "Staying series at Gualala Arts Center. Tere is more great addition to the holiday weekend des- Healthy With Te Seasons series – the an- information on the website: sert tables when family and friends abound! cient Taoist Arts perspective on longevity." www.birdsongclinic.com Te Holiday Clay Studio (downstairs) It's scheduled for Gualala Arts on Wednes- Karl is currently teaching small classes on will be open Friday and Saturday from day, November 7, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. the coast in Trail Walking Meditation, Tai 11:00am to 3:00pm. Te ancient Chinese approach to regen- Chi style movement, and other Taoist arts. Ornate Christmas trees decorate the eration had basic elements: rest, clean air, Karl has been a student of classical Chinese Coleman Hall stage and are available for pure water, energy-rich foods. But beyond health and healing practices since 1981. purchase as part of our Silent Auction fun- these elements there were times of the day He learned Taoist meditation and healing draiser, and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be and times of the year, which, they thought, practices from Master Mantak Chia, Tao- making a list of children’s wants and wishes presented the optimum conditions for fa- ist spiritual philosophy from Sifu Liu Ming, throughout both days of this old fashioned, cilitating regeneration. Taoist medicine theory and application Winter Wonderland event! It’s cozy, cheer- Within the body there is also the mystery from Taoist Jefrey Yuen, and Tai Chi and ful fun for the family that puts everyone in of the bones and the bone marrow, and the Zhan Zhuang practices from Sifu Fong Ha. the holiday mood! mysterious role of the kidneys. All of these Karl formerly taught Chi Kung and medi- Te annual holiday rafe winner will be were seen as essential to regeneration. tation at the Shiatsu Institute in San Fran- selected Saturday at 3:30 pm. Te deep, slow moving energy down cisco, the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, Few would disagree that these holidays inside the bones is a subtle but inexorable and at the Center For Living in San Fran- are about family. Certainly it’s for the source of regeneration. You can use aware- cisco, as well as being Director of the Inter- young, but it’s truly multi-generatyional, ness and intention to give that energy full national Healing Tao Video Library, and Bring all of the family for a unique event dominion in its natural environment to teaching private classes extensively in the on our coast. Inforamtion is at www.guala- carry out regeneration of the body. Bay Area. He's lived on the Mendonoma lalarts.org and (707) 884-1138. Tis will be a practical talk about engag- coast since 2001. Brandybuck Studio Bizarre Bazaar A Unique Holiday Shopping Experience December 1 and 2 A few years ago I was introduced to the Annual Brandybuck Bizarre Bazaar to be phrase "Go Local, Shop Local, Support Lo- Brandybuck Studio Bizarre Bazaar. I had held the weekend of December 1 and 2, cal Artists", and now's your chance. a phone conversation, then an email ex- from 10:00am. to 4:00pm at Brandybuck Participating this year are Poters: Kaye change with Bea Acosta and I began to Ranch. Like, Brenda Phillips, Gretchen Barton, grasp the charm of this annual holiday ad- For your gif giving pleasure you will fnd Cindy McPeak, Bea Acosta, and Cindy Do- venture. unique, funny, thoughtful, practical and af- navon; Jewelers: Maria Arana, Debbie Hull, Since that introduction some years ago fordable items. Tis is the perfect opportu- Rebecca Barnes, Linda Dawson; Wood- I make my own annual pilgrimage to workers: Bill Ranseen and Charles the Bizarre Bazaar. Quite honestly, Ross. Other local vendors include Joel their's nothing exactly like it. Yes you Kies, Lisa Joakimides, Allan and As- can fnd wonderful, locally created ar- trid R-Hogle, Jim Hayes, July 5 Cloth- tisan crafs in many places throughout ing, Amy McFarland with Renegade the county, but, for me, Brandybuck is Botanicals and Carol Williams. a bit like Brigadoon. Brandybuck Ranch is located east For anyone not familiar with the of Point Arena at Schooner Gulch and story, Brigadoon is a magical place; Ten Mile Cutof. Watch for the signs a mysterious Scotish village that ap- and festive decorations. More infor- pears for only one day every 100 years. mation is at (707) 882-2269. Brandybuck's Bizarre Bazaar arrives a bit nity to support your local artisans and dis- Come early and stay late at the Annual more ofen. In fact, it appears every year in cover the perfect gif for that special person. Brandybuck Bizarre Bazaar. And say hello early December. Te Grand Rafe, a basket of donated arti- to Sugar while you're there. Te Bizarre Bazaar is quite useful when san goodies, is always a treasured delight. PS. While I can't swear to it, the hands you wish to fnd a special gif for a special Enjoy sweet and savory hors d’oeuvres, hot in this beautiful photograph just might be someone. Mark your calendar and come apple cider, music and community! Bea's. Compare the photo when you stop in join in the fun and merriment at the 13th Tese days we're all familiar with the to Brandybuck.

Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Te Local Top-15 Books Enemy of the People: Fall 2018 Trump’s War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Treat to American Democracy A Book By Marvin Kalb, Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi “What can be better than to get Recently, I had occasion to use a quote American People.” For Kalb, those words, Mole, where the shifing, unending outrag- out a book on Saturday afternoon from Washington Post executive Editor “enemy of the people,” favored by dictators es lead to a sort of numb exhaustion. and thrust all mundane consider- Marty Baron: “We’re not at war, we’re at throughout world history, served as his red It’s been a long time since America has ations away till next week." work.” He utered those words last Octo- line. He rewrote the opening of his speech, had an Ed Murrow or a Walter Cronkite to C. S. Lewis. (1898 - 1963). ber while he and Dean Baquet, executive and the batle was joined. speak to the entire nation from a place of editor of the New York Times, were at the It’s worth noting that Kalb was a target of trust. If McCarthy’s moment had come in 1. Less by Andrew Sean Greer National Press Club flming an edition of the last U.S. president who had an especial- an age of social media and 24-hour cable 2. Fear: Trump In Te Whitehouse “Te Kalb Report” with the host, veteran ly ugly relationship with the press: Richard news playing to splintered, partisan audi- by Bob Woodward journalist and author Marvin Kalb. Nixon. Nixon had Kalb’s phone wiretapped ences & well, that would be what we have 3. Mendonoma Sightings Troughout/Year Te topic under discussion was freedom and his ofce ransacked, and yet Kalb feels now, the raging demagogue, but this time by Jeanne Jackson & Craig Tooley of the press, and Baron was strongly that there is something with no trusted Murrow-like newsman to 4. Shaping Te Sonoma Coast responding to the idea that his more dangerous about this ad- bring him to heel. by Tomas Cochrane newspaper is “at war” with the ministration even than that one. Te other unfortunate parallel between 5. Killers of the Flower Moon current administration. While Another crucial entry in Kalb’s McCarthy and Trump is that both are ex- by David Grann Baron, famously unfappable, bona fdes is his distinction as ceedingly good at selling newspapers and 6. An Excess Male appeared almost sanguine being the last of the journalists driving up TV news ratings. Kalb quotes by Maggie Shen 7. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine about the state of U.S. jour- recruited by Edward R. Murrow political reporter Willard Edwards of the by Gale Honeyman nalism in the face of endless & “Murrow’s Boys” & to join Chicago Tribune saying, “McCarthy was a 8. China Rich Girlfiend presidential vitriol, his inter- CBS News. Te bulk of this book dream story. I wasn’t of page one for four by Kevin Kwan viewer, Kalb, was not. In fact, focuses on the parallels between years.” 9. Uncommon Type: Some Stories he was clearly alarmed. junior Wisconsin senator Joseph In Kalb’s discussion with Baron and by Tom Hanks Tat sense of alarm comes McCarthy and Donald J. Trump, Baquet, both guests acknowledged their 10. Manhatan Beach through palpably and unapologetically in and examines the determined reporting led respective papers’ return to solid fnancial by Jennifer Egan Kalb’s Enemy of the People: Trumps’s War by Murrow and his team to shine a scalding ground afer a number of rocky years; nei- 11. Origin on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and light on McCarthy’s anti-Communist ram- ther one addressed the role that Trump’s by Dan Brown the Treat to American Democracy. Te au- page, which eventually led to the senator’s virtual ownership of the news cycle may 12. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Yuval Harari thor makes this clear right up front, answer- downfall. have played in the health of the papers’ 13. Crazy Rich Asians ing in the afrmative to his own question, Beyond sharing the no-holds-barred balance sheets. Could Trump be right that by Kevin Kwan “could I, afer all these years, drop my usual lawyer Roy Cohn, McCarthy and Trump the media needs him as much as he needs 14. Diary of a Bookseller dedication to objective journalism and, for share any number of other unsavory traits them? by Shaun Bythell probably the frst time in my professional and abeting environmental factors, includ- Kalb has writen this book as something 15. Lamb: Te Gospel According To Bif life, tell the public what I truly felt about ing a legislative branch that has misplaced of a journalists’ call to arms, reminding Christopher Moore Trump and his approach to the press?” its spine. Both men use the press to their them that determined reporters can and Bubbling Just Under the Top-15* In fact, he does not confne his opinion advantage, lie egregiously, and play to the do make a diference in rooting out and to that singular element, as evidenced by darkest impulses of their listeners. Both are spotlighting corruption, and in holding our *. Te Woman Upstairs such passages as this one: “Te partisan wildly popular with their followers, seem- leaders accountable to the people they rep- by Claire Messaud split, which had divided American poli- ingly untouchably so. resent. On August 15, 300 newspapers na- Te Lighthouse Peddler is pleased to bring our tics for decades, only widened further as It’s as though Cohn is describing his later tionwide published editorials to push back readers a list of the most popular books being Trump and his troops stormed into Wash- client when he spoke of McCarthy as being against this idea that the news media is the picked up and read by locals and visitors alike. ington, taking the nation and the world “impatient, overly aggressive, overly dra- enemy of the people, rather than being one Our thanks to Four-Eyed Frog Books. hostage to his chaotic, authoritarian style of matic. He acted on impulse…He would ne- of the pillars of democracy. leadership.” When it comes to throwing of glect to do important homework…He was Which brings me back to why I was us- journalistic objectivity for the frst time in a selling the story of America’s peril.” ing Marty Baron’s quote. It was for a poster 60-year career, Kalb has decided to go all in. Te parallels are useful, but they only go I carried at a march, in memory of my old- Arguably, if any living journalist deserves so far. Murrow had a long-standing relation- est friend and long-time newsman, John to do so, it’s Kalb, who interrupted work ship of trust with the American people, hav- McNamara, one of the fve people killed at on his three-part memoir to produce this ing brought the Blitz alive for them & al- the Capital Gazete for the sole reason that slender volume. Old enough to have met most single-handedly creating on-location he worked for the newspaper. So it’s not a Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow during the radio and later television reporting as he did big stretch for me to agree with Kalb’s fnal brief post-Stalin “thaw” of 1956, when Kalb so & and then giving them on-the-ground sentence: “And, so, with all due respect to was a young translator at the U.S. Embassy, reporting during World War II. And he kept the ofce you hold, Mr. President, the ‘en- he has witnessed and reported on enough his powder dry until he felt his team was emy of the people’ is not the press. It is you.” modern history to have earned the oppor- fully prepared to make the case against Mc- tunity to ofer his unvarnished perspective. Carthy and his tactics. Jennifer Bort Yacovissi’s debut novel, Up the Hill to (Read our review of his frst memoir vol- And though McCarthy hitched his for- Home, tells the story of four generations of a family ume here.) tunes to the hotest topic of the time to ride in Washington, DC, fom the Civil War to the Great In a stunning bit of timing, Kalb had al- to prominence, he was in the end a one- Depression. Jenny is a member of PEN/America and the National Book Critics’ Circle and writes a monthly ready decided to ofer his opinions on the trick pony. Tis allowed Murrow and others column and reviews regularly for the Independent. She is president and the press in a speech he was the relative luxury of having a single area on chair of the 2018 Washington Writers Conference and is to give at the Cosmos Club on February which to focus audience atention. In con- president of the Annapolis chapter of the 16, 2017. Tat was the same day Trump trast, the current president has journalists Maryland Writers Association. tweeted that the press “is the enemy of the playing daily & even hourly & Whack-a-

Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland In November of 2015 Donald Trump and Compassion is also on the list. Do I even ership. According to Trump everything is a by her purchase of a $30 million Gulfstream Carly Fiorina were both doing well in the need to mention compassion in a discussion mess and falling apart. Te idea is to generate jet for her exclusive use. Nevertheless, the polls while running for the Republican nom- of Trump's mindset? His repeated insults of anxiety. Te only optimistic message has to board gave her a golden parachute worth $21 ination for President. Teir campaigns were people, particularly women, show his degree tell is that he, alone, can bring us out of the million. Gota protect your own. largely founded on the idea that a business of compassion. horrible situation that we are in. ******************** person would be best qualifed to run the Finally there is the mater of power. In Peter Economy also mentions focus as an People ask me around this time of year how I country. I wrote a column at that time ex- business all original power rests important trait. am voting on various issues. I try to stay away plaining why I thought that was a completely with the owner. Our democ- We are repeat- "A democracy is run for the from that, but I can't help wondering why bassackwards idea. I proposed 5 reasons racy it is supposed to be just the edly told that mutual beneft of all. Busi- anyone would vote for Proposition 6, the re- why I thought so. I think it is a good time to opposite. Power is supposed aides must use peal of the gas tax. Afer our 40-state drive review those claims. to be shared . Trump's use of nesses are run for the only a few min- around the country 2 years ago, I realized Te frst is about motivation. Politicians the phrase “I'm President and beneft of the owners." utes to explain that California has some of the worst roads generally have done well in life and are giv- you're not” prety much sums it up. He gets things to Trump before he loses interest. Re- in the nation. Many articles have backed me ing back to the community. People who en- what he wants and to hell with the majority ports cannot be longer than one page or he up on that one. Republicans put this one the ter business do so to be personally successful of voters who voted against him. gets turned of. ballot in hopes of increasing turnout among and that virtually always includes making I didn't bring up my previous article to Te quality most lacking in Trump that the Howard Jarvis types who generally vote money. A democracy is run for the mutual show how prescient I am. Numerous other Economy proposes is honesty. Te thou- Republican, but only someone who enjoys beneft of all. Businesses are run for the commentators have made the same point. sands of lies that have been documented driving around potholes and wearing out beneft of the owners. Can anyone argue I mention it because we now have empiri- reveal Trump's complete lack of concern for tires prematurely from a misaligned front that Trump is not trying to enrich himself cal evidence to show that you cannot run a honesty and truth. In the most telling part of end would think paying to fx the roads is a through his presidency? Can you spell emol- country, excuse me, a democratic country the famous “grab 'em” tape he told Billy Bush bad idea. uments? (Trump has other ideas) like a private busi- that you can tell people anything you want Next is the question of purpose. Business ness. Tis doesn't mean that leaders of indus- and they will believe it. And 30% of them do. is all about competition. Democracy is about try or the military are incapable of running a And another 10% don't care. compromise. Trump government. It is just a Finally, there is the quality of inspiration, has trashed multination- diferent job and a good which motivates everyone to give his or her al agreements in favor of leader would recognize best all the time. What Trump has given us deals where he can com- that. Leadership is the is a parade of individuals leaving the admin- pete on a one-to-one ba- most important quality istration at unprecedented levels. Teir only sis. His domestic policy in a politician, not busi- inspiration is to get away from Trump before approach is to only cater ness experience. their reputations are forever tarnished. to his base and to paint Peter Economy is an And about Carly Fiorina: Michael Useem, those who disagree with author of 75 books on professor at Wharton School of Business him as “enemies”. Co- leadership and manage- commented on her fring at Hewlet Pack- operation is not in his playbook. ment. He lists 9 qualities of a good leader. ard opining, "Fiorino scored high on leader- Also, in business if employees are not per- Tey include decisiveness. Trump seems to ship style, but she failed to execute strategy". forming as the boss wants, they can be fred change his mind with each new tweet. Look While 30,000 workers were being laid of , and who is the king of “you're fred”? Yet how how he handled the Saudi murder issue. HP employees complained of Fiorina's ex- is that working out? He doesn't hire people Another quality is accountability. Trump pensive self-promotion and top-down mana- based on their competence (hello Ben Car- claims the midterms are a referendum on gerial style (sound familiar?) as exemplifed son), but on their loyalty. He has repeatedly him, unless Republican lose and then it is said in various ways that his ideas are the their fault. only ones that mater and his opinion must Ten there is empathy. Do I even need to be shared by those who work for him. Tat discuss this one? puts quite a load on this lone 'stable genius”. Optimism is also listed as a quality of lead- Our system is based on the idea that no one is all-knowing and that a variety of opinion is needed to reach acceptable conclusions. Obviously, there is only one opinion that maters to Trump. Ten there is the idea that the key to suc- cess in business is efciency. However, the goal of government should be fairness and compassion, which may, at times, confict with being efcient. Receiving public in- put on a project may not be the most ef- cient way to expedite development, but the perspective of those impacted by a project should, in fairness, receive some consider- ation. Objections to any idea of Trump's are considered by him a distraction, not a healthy exercise in democracy.

Pg 15 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Mendocino County Poet Jasper Henderson • November 15 Featured At Tird Tursday Poetry at 215 Main by Blake More On Tursday, November 15, at 7:00pm Mendocino High Schools. He also helps to Te Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz Read- coach poetry slam, the event at which Jas- ing Series at 215 Main in Point Arena will per won Best Overall his senior year of high feature Fort Bragg Jasper Henderson. Te school. reading will begin with live improv jazz, Jasper has lectured on creative writing followed by an open mic with jazz improv; at UCLA and at Wesleyan College, through the reading will conclude with our featured its Center for Pedagogical Innovation. Jas- poet and more live improv jazz. per also works as a writing tutor through Jasper Henderson is a writer of poetry and Signet Education, helping students outline, fction based out of the Mendocino Coast. draf, and revise their essays and stories into His short stories have been published in polished pieces of writing. Joyland, Juked, Permasummer, and Golden Jasper is a degree candidate in the MFA State 2017: Te Best New Writing From program in creative writing at Antioch California. His poetry has appeared in University Los Angeles, where he holds a the Mendocino Creative Writing Poets in the Fellowship. He Schools 2017 earned a BA in anthology and Slavic Languag- Noyo River Re- es and Literature view. Currently from Harvard Greet the dawn. he is working on College in 2012, a mythic poem receiving de- That is your miracle to witness. cycle, a series partmental hon- of short stories ors for his prize- That is the ultimate beauty. about diferent winning senior That is sacredness. writers, and a thesis. post-apocalyptic novel. Jasper grew up on the Mendocino Coast, That is your gift from heaven. He also teaches creative writing, through and he still lives here most of the year. He the California Poets in the Schools writer's enjoys hiking, Kung Fu, playing basketball, That is your omen of prophesy. residency program. Over the last four years watching baseball, and cooking. His cat That is knowledge that life is he has led poetry courses at three diferent is named Sybil, afer the sibilant, favorite schools for students at many diferent levels sound of cats across the galaxy. not futile. of skill. In his work at Dana Gray Elemen- tary School in Fort Bragg, Jasper works Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz is supported by Te That is enlightenment. alongside Karen Lewis to reach every stu- Tird Tursday Poetry Group, many anonymous That is your meaning in life. The best ideas are common dent in the school for a series of workshops. donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it property. At the end of the school year, he edits and has received fom Te James Irvine Foundation. That is your directive. Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD) publishes an anthology of the best student poems from that school. At the high school Note: A sample of Jasper Henderson's po- That is your comfort. level, Jasper teaches at Fort Bragg and etry can be found on page 11. That is the solemnity of duty. Suicide Risk Adam by Jasper Hendersen That is inspiration for in Eden the vining roses are uncut I’m not talking about Adam’s prick compassion. sweet fower though it is to hear Eve tell it everything is choking everything biology calls this succession this That is the light of the ultimate.” vine choking tree choking bush choking bloom Adam has his hand (from the Sunrise Prayer by Deng Ming Dao) in a honeypot again I’m talking about a beehive sticky-sweet viscid to his elbow bastard beeswarm cannot sting God does defense mechanism tomorrow for now Adam licks gold glue off dirty arm till he gets bored and some gets stuck in pubes and fg leaf fxes there they’re not permitted sharp objects suicide risk Adam has to bite the stems to bring Eve bouquet without vase the fowers wilt and wither the serpent a tired deputy discharges two public nuisancers on Fillmore and Polk at 2 AM Tuesday somehow they survive and their great-grandchildren mutilate each other’s genitals and someone invents cloth roses and everything still chokes everything poets call this creation

Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 My Turn . . . An Opinion Essay by Ted Torgersen Te MET Opera Presents Marnie The Ivory Towers of Babylon On Screen in HD at Arena Teater, November 10 In the anti-intellectual climate of today that worldwide consumerism is the sole ide- Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second sioned by the Metropolitan Opera, Marnie we see that the "dumbing down" of higher ology, and Te Job has displaced Te God as new opera for the Met with this gripping is a musical-dramatic vision of a troubled education is at once the lapdog of the post- the ideal, there is nothing lef to hold back reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, character within a fawed society, with both industrial feudalistic hegemony and the the tide of rootlessness and destruction as set in the 1950s, about a beautiful, mysteri- the individual and the social milieu conceal- running dog of bourgeois complacency, it sweeps through traditional cultures and ous young woman who assumes multiple ing inner turbulence behind sophisticated and although this is rather obvious, what atacks the natural world, all in the name of identities. Director Michael Mayer and his façades. Based on a 1961 novel by Winston is not so apparent, at least on the surface, progress. Tus educational institutions turn creative team have devised a fast-moving, Graham, the libreto unfolds naturalistically, is that it is also the bugbear of the all but out workers rather than thinkers and the cinematic world for and the music explores invisible intelligentsia, which has disap- goal is a beter Job thus more buying power this exhilarating story the themes set forth in peared before everyone's eyes but its own hence more consumerism ad infnitum of denial and deceit, the source material in a to the point where not only can no one ad nauseum. Only the mind itself remains which also inspired a direct and ofen seduc- see it, it can scarcely even see itself. Te unconquered, and by keeping the pursuit flm by Alfred Hitch- tively beautiful man- diploma mills compete to turn out, not of truth at bay with promises of spare parts cock. Mezzo-soprano ner. ranks of scholars or thinkers, but the eager and money, intellectualism is fast becoming Isabel Leonard sings Muhly (b. 1981) is drudges that are the mainstay of bureaucra- an historical curiosity, for the agenda of op- the enigmatic Marnie, one of the most notable cies everywhere, assuring that society re- pression can only be opposed by truth, just and baritone Chris- composers working to- mains unthreatened by new ideas and that as darkness can only be conquered by light. topher Maltman is day, with a wide-rang- the long-legged wolf of consumerism runs We must turn away, like the Garveyites of the man who pursues ing oeuvre encompass- unchecked as the lead dog in the world- old, from empty promises, and learn to rely her&with disastrous results. Robert Spano ing ballet music, orchestral and chamber wide Iditarod of capitalist oppression. Per- on ourselves alone for the ideas that sustain conducts. works, songs, solo piano pieces, flm scores, haps serious intellectuals should consider our mental lives, for race is no longer an is- Te MET has proven itself to be the and sacred and secular choral music. In the adopting Te Negro National Anthem* as sue when our very humanity is at stake. premier source of great opera in America, fall of 2013, his frst Met-commissioned op- their own and rally against the intramural We, the current generation of potential particularly in coming directly into the- era, Two Boys, had its U.S. premiere with complacency that has plagued our univer- scholars, must shake of the lethargy that aters like Area Teater the company. Te text sities and colleges for decades. At least the comes with a surfeit of entertainment and live in HD. Marnie is set for Marnie was writen tenured ones need not fear reprisals for in- create our own intellectual renaissance. It for Saturday, November by Nicholas Wright (b. subordination other than the revocation of is long overdue, and we can no longer be 10, 9:55am. Doors open 1940), a British dramatist those human rights that they have already content with inspiration from past great about 9:30am. Tickets are born in South Africa, afer abdicated, consigning intellectuals to the thinkers like Henry David Toreau in his $24 general admission, the novel Marnie (1961) role of invisible strangers, and denying that Walden wilderness, or Marcus Garvey glee- $22 senior, $18 student, by prolifc English author adherence to outspoken intelligent views fully exiled to Ghana, or even V. S. Naipaul, available online at www. Winston Graham (1908– was a human right to begin with. returned, at last, to Trinidad. Learning and arenatheater.org. 2003). Tough it seems ludicrous in retrospect, the pursuit of knowledge is not a football Te opera had its Te opera has a runtime Maoist rhetoric, while in itself fercely an- match between the red team and the blue world premiere at the English National Op- of 197 minutes including one intermission. ti-intellectual and of the basest knee-jerk team, but must be recognized as a struggle era, London, 2017. A new work commis- simplicity, helps apply a grimly humorous with the mechanics of metaphysics, lest our perspective to the plight of the world's in- own ivy clad towers of refuge, like castles tellectual community, if, in any real sense, made of sand, crumble into a sea of medi- it can be said to still possess one. Te two ocrity. A new intelligentsia must be cut out great social philosophies, Laissez-Faire of whole cloth, or like Pallas Athena spring Capitalism and Stalinist-Maoist Commu- full blown from the minds of our genera- nism, have supplanted religion in modern tion. We must create for ourselves what no times, and while the confict raged, served one will create for us. to mitigate each the deleterious efects of the other on the hapless population of the world. During this time intellectual pur- *We Shall Overcome, Ivanhoe Martin • May 2010 suits and scholarship were suppressed to Copyright 2014, Ted Torgersen maintain a unifed ideological front, equally on both sides, while maintaining the fction that it was only a temporary measure. Now

Pg 17 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Pg 18 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Ocean Sunfsh&Mola Mola Te Secret Life Of Salmon by Mary Jane Schramm A Science & Arts Celebration It was fall of 2014, and the scene was like When dorsal and ventral fns are both ex- gry gulls who have learned to pick parasites November 10 in San Francisco a 1950s-era sci-f movie in miniature, set tended, they are nearly circular. It is the from its sandpapery skin. But once it’s time along our coast. Boaters ofshore encoun- heaviest bony fsh known to science, with to go hunting again, it uses a powerful scull- Salmon is “king” among California fsh. tered broad expanses of ghostly-white disks adults weighing 2,200 lbs. on average. ing body motion, its tiny tail functioning as Explore our “Salmon-scape” in a journey of various sizes, foating at the surface. Te Ocean sunfsh are cosmopolitan: found a rudder. from high mountain streams to the deep in tropical and temper- Females can claim the fecundity crown blue sea. Enjoy science, crafs and seafood ate waters around the among vertebrates (animals with back- “bites.” Mix, mingle, and learn, while tak- globe. Locally, they bones): sunfsh hold the egg-laying record, ing in stunning night views of the city at the seem to like the warm each capable of laying 300,000,000 eggs at newly renovated Randall Museum. NOAA temperatures that the a time.* Fisheries scientists Dr. Sarah Mesnick, Ecol- Davidson Current Adult sunfsh are vulnerable to few natu- ogist and Dr. Tomas Williams, Research brings to our north- ral predators, with the exception of sharks, Biologist will share the latest conservation central California wa- killer whales, and sea lions. In fact, for some research. ters in the fall, which sea lions, it’s not just a sunfsh – it’s a fun- Enlivening the Q&A will be 25 Lusk’s coincides with peak fsh. Tey've been seen grasping small mo- Executive Chef Mathew Dolan, Fisherman jellyfsh abundance in las and finging them around, a’la Ultimate Mike Hudson, Artist Ray Troll, and Execu- the Greater Farallones Frisbee©. tive Director of Institute for Fisheries Re- sanctuary. Jellies, es- Biologists have raised the alarm that pop- sources Noah Oppenheim. Book and poster pecially sea netles, are signings by Mathew Dolan, Ray Troll and spectacle looked like a shipment of mutant their dietary staples. Since jellies ofer litle Squidtoons author Garfeld Kwan. Frisbees© that had fallen of a freighter. nutrition, molas consume them in huge Reception 7-8pm: art, music, print- Sadly, beachgoers found many onshore that quantities. But they also eat crustaceans, making; two complimentary beverages had died and washed ashore&for these sea stars, sponges, mollusks, squid, algae, included. Tickets are $20. Contact: sheint- were fsh-festooning the surf line, fns miss- plankton, and small fsh. [email protected] or 415-530-5366. ing: likely the result of fshing gear entan- Sunfsh have a noticeable presence in Note: Age minimum 16, space is limited. glement. No alien invasion, it was a host of north-central More information at www.farallones.noaa. ocean sunfsh. California wa- gov. "Te Secret Life Of Salmon: A Science Tis species of ters: singly, or & Arts Celebration" is Co-sponsored by fsh is known rafs of them, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanc- c o l l o q u i a l l y riding the swell. ulations in the western Pacifc, and some tuary, Randall Museum, and Greater Faral- and scientif- From their parts of Europe, are declining. Tey are not lones Association. cally as mola seemingly idle a marketable food fsh in U.S. waters, but are Mary Jane Schramm • NOAA Greater Farallones • Nat'l Marine Sanctuary mola, and that behavior, one considered a delicacy in some parts of Asia. [email protected] autumn they would not know While not fshed commercially here, molas Photo Credits: Near Lef: Lef: Brown sea netle Credit: NOAA- NOS; Far lef: Ocean sunfsh caught of Channel Islands. Credit: had appeared in they are in fact nonetheless are the most common victims Public Domain (pre-January 1, 1923). Upper Lef: TBC unusually high w a v e b o r n e of bycatch of the drif net fshery, compris- numbers in our wonders. Tis ing over 25 percent of the California fsher- "Either you decide to stay in the coastal waters. o p e n - o c e a n ies bycatch. It is the undiscriminating drif shallow end of the pool or you Te ocean fsh can dive gill net that entangles all that comes its way. sunfsh has been to depths of NOAA Fisheries is currently working with go out in the ocean." variously described as a: foating garbage over 2,000 f. to feed on sponges and corals. the fshing industry to learn more about Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) can lid; seagoing fying saucer; or a garden To recover from these cold depths, this oth- their habits, and to help minimize this by- Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary & Randall Museum Present: stepping-stone. Examined closely, it re- erworldly creature basks at the ocean’s sur- catch, much of which occurs in the sword- sembles an oversized fsh head with a small face to soak up the sun’s rays, and readjusts fsh fshery. Drif gill net fshing is illegal in SALMON SOIRÉE tail; a seeming aferthought. Its body is fat- Saturday, November 10, 2018 its internal chemistry to sea level norms. most states, but still legal in California. 7-9:30 pm at Randall Museum in San Francisco tened laterally, giving it a full-moon shape. While resting, it may ofer a bufet for hun-

Learn more about ocean sunfsh at https://swfsc.noaa.gov/textblock. aspx?Division=FRD&id=9838 Artwork by Ray Troll © Artwork by Ray Troll

THE SECRET LIFE OF SALMON - A SCIENCE & ARTS CELEBRATION Salmon is “king” among California fish. Explore our “Salmon-scape” in a journey from high mountain streams to the deep blue sea. Enjoy science, crafts and seafood “bites.” Mix, mingle, and learn, while taking in stunning night views of the city at the newly renovated Randall Museum. NOAA Fisheries scientists, Dr. Sarah Mesnick, Ecologist and Dr. Thomas Williams, Research Biologist will share the latest research. Enlivening our Q&A will be 25 Lusk’s Executive Chef Matthew Dolan, Fisherman Mike Hudson, Artist Ray Troll, Dr. Kevin Rider and Executive Director of Institute for Fisheries Resources Noah Oppenheim. Signings by Ray Troll, Matthew Dolan and Squidtoons author Garfield Kwan.

Reception 7-8 pm: Art • Music • Printmaking • Two Complimentary Beverages Included

TICKETS $20 Contact: [email protected] or 415-530-5366 Age minimum 16, space is limited More information at farallones.noaa.gov

Pg 19 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 9th Annual Festival of Lights Opens November 23 "Partners in Protection-California Coastal Trail & Marine Sanctuary" Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Lighthouse Lecture Series Presents Cea Higgins November 17 On Saturday, November 17 at 4:00pm Cea 44 days. Learn why the Trail and Sanctuary Glitering Lights ~ Sweet Treats ~ Live the exception of the Gala preview party on Higgins will present “Partners in Protec- provide a ‘sandwich’ of coastal preservation Music. Each winter the Mendocino Coast November 17). Avoid the parking lot hustle tion-Te California Coastal Trail & Marine and how people can best advocate for their Botanical Gardens transforms into a spec- and bustle. Te parking shutle will be avail- Sanctuary” as part of the Lighthouse Lec- preservation.” tacular show of glitering color. Te 9th An- able each night of the Festival of Lights. Te ture Series. Admission is $5 and the lecture Higgins serves as the Executive Director nual Festival of Lights will run rain or shine shutle will pick up from the Mendocino will be presented in the Fog Signal Building of Coastwalk California, the only statewide each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening Community College parking lot at 1211 at 45500 Lighthouse Road, Point Arena. nonproft with the mission to promote, pre- from November 23 through December Del Mar Drive, Fort Bragg beginning at “As Executive Director of Coastwalk/ serve, and complete the California Coastal 16. Adult tickets are just $10 and children 4:45pm and take you directly to the Gar- California Coastal Trail Association I feel I Trail. She is currently working on develop- age 16 and under are dens' entrance. Te last am uniquely qualifed to teach the audience ing programs to increase opportunities for free thanks to the funds shutle pick-up from the about the history, intent, and future of the underserved populations to experience the raised by our spectacular College parking lot will California Coastal Trail-when annual beneft, the Fes- be at 6:45pm. completed the trail will run 1,200 tival of Lights Gala. Tis Dress for winter& unbroken miles from Oregon to year's Gala will be held the event will run rain Mexico and provide public ac- on Saturday, Novem- or shine! Parking is cess to the coastline and a spec- ber 17 ofering music, free but limited, please tacular venue for outdoor rec- drink, and favorful fare, plan to carpool. Electric reation & coastal preservation,” and a one-of-a-kind pre- mobility scooters will says Higgins. “Coastwalk has led view of the lights. Each be available on a frst hikes on the California Coastal Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Doors open come, frst served basis until 5:30pm (no Trail for 35 years and works to at 5:00pm. Last entry is at 7:00pm; lights carts afer dark for the safety of the op- inspire, educate, and increase the out 7:30pm. erator and all visitors). Mendocino Coast community of coastal advocates Te Gardens invites guests to create a Botanical Gardens is well-known for its for both coastal protection and access. Coastal Trail. Higgins is also the Policy and holiday tradition and take a stroll along pet-friendly nature, however the Gardens Hear the stories of the frst thru-hike Volunteer Coordinator for Sonoma Coast twinkling pathways lined with inventive apologizes but no dogs are allowed at the which brought atention to the need to Surfrider where she has coordinated beach displays. Afer dark, the Succulent Gar- Festival of Lights. No outside food or bev- protect the Coast from over-development clean-ups & conducted youth and com- den morphs into a fantastic underwater erages allowed. No smoking anywhere in and resulted in the passage of Proposition munity marine debris education programs scene of seaweed and foating jellyfsh. A the Gardens. No refunds as all proceeds 20 and the Coastal Act. Learn about the in- for the last 20 years. She also serves on the sailing brig that struck nearby reefs back will be donated to our nonproft botanical Greater Farallones National Marine in 1850 is reanimated with dazzling lights gardens. General admission guest passes are Sanctuary and chaired the Sediment amidst the Gardens’ nationally recognized not allowed for entry; an Event Ticket must Management Working Group work- Heath and Heather Collection. be purchased as this is a fundraiser for the ing with governmental agencies and Visitors can warm up and wind down in a Gardens. County planning departments to beautifully decorated tent complete with Please note: Festival of Lights is an event develop climate-smart adaptation live music, local craf brews, and some of where photography, audio, and video re- policies to more efectively deal with the best wine Mendocino County has to cording may occur. By entering the event, coastal erosion and sea level rise. An ofer. Te Holiday Sweets Café ofers hot you consent to be photographed, flmed avid surfer, hiker, and trained in ma- cocoa, cider, and homemade goodies baked and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry rine mammal and sea bird rescue, by members of Friends of the Gardens. constitutes your consent to such photog- Higgins believes in giving back to the Advance tickets are available for purchase raphy, flming and/or recording and to any ocean and coast that she is blessed to now through November 23 (online sales use in promotion of Festival of Lights and trepid souls who have walked the trail such enjoy and work to protect. end at 3:00pm on the 23rd). Tickets for Fes- the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens as the senior ‘Coastwalkers’ who have spent For more information or to make reserva- tival of Lights can be used for any day of the (MCBG). 2 decades to complete the journey or the tions please contact the Lighthouse staf at event and do not sell out for any date (with Photo by Brendan Mcguigan frst woman to run the trail solo in under (707) 882-2809, ext. 1.

Pg 20 Lighthouse Peddler, November 2018 Get Out! November’s Music, Poetry, Theater, Films, Art and Events • Tursday 01: 6:00pm, Te Casuals perform for Trivia Night at Garcia River Casino • Tursday 01: 8:00pm, Te Luddites at 215 Main in Pt. Arena • Friday 02: 8:00pm, Tango at 215 Main in Pt. Arena • Saturday 03: 5:00pm, Opening at Coast Hwy Art Collective, Pt. Arena • Saturday 03: 5:00pm, Carol Watanabe art opening at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Saturday 03: 6:30pm, Larry Vuckovich: Jazz in the Autumn at Gualala Arts. • Saturday 03: 7:00pm, Kewala Quintet at 215 Main in Point Arena. • Saturday 03: 7:30pm, Mendocino English Country Dance, Caspar Community Center • Sunday 04: 5:00pm, Franny’s Farmhouse Dinner at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Monday 05: 7:00pm, Arena Teater Film Club, Harold and Maude • Wednesday 07: 5:30pm, Talk: Ancient Taoist Arts Perspective on Longevity at Gualala Arts • Friday 09: 7:00pm, Karaoke Night at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Saturday 10: 9:55am, Marnie, Metropolitan Opera Live at Arena Teater in Pt. Arena • Saturday 10: 7:00pm, Improv Comedy at Gualala Arts. • Saturday 10: 7:00pm, Cumbaleros at 215 Main in Pt. Arena • Saturday 10: 8:30pm, McKenna Faith at Garcia River Casino, Pt. Arena • Sunday 11: 4:00pm, Trio Celeste in Chamber Music Concert at Gualala Arts • Monday 12: 7:00pm, Arena Teater Film Club, Wings • Tursday 15: 7:30pm, Tird Tursday Poetry with Jasper Henderson at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Saturday 17: 4:00pm, Cea Higgins talks about California Coastal Trail at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 17: 7:30pm, Fiesta Mexicana at Arena Teater, in Pt. Arena • Sunday 18: 1:00pm, Exhibition on Screen. Degas: Passion for Perfection at Arena Teater • Sunday 18: 2:00pm, Mushroom talk at Coast Community Library in Pt. Arena. • Friday 23: 10:00am, Festival of Trees at Gualala Arts. • Friday 23: 5:00pm, Festival of Lights at Botanical Gardens, Ft. Bragg. • Friday 23: 7:30pm, Dust in my Cofee, 215 Main in Pt. Arena • Saturday 24: 10:00am, Festival of Trees at Gualala Arts. • Saturday 24: 5:00pm, Festival of Lights at Botanical Gardens, Ft. Bragg. • Saturday 24: 7:00pm, Full Beaver Moon Night Tour at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 24: 7:30pm, Pat Simmons at 215 Main in Pt. Arena • Sunday 25: 5:00pm, Festival of Lights at Botanical Gardens, Ft. Bragg. • Monday 26: 7:00pm, Arena Teater Film Club, Mask • Friday 30: 5:00pm, Opening Reception Gualala Salon and Salon des Refuses at Gualala Arts • Friday 30: 5:00pm, Eric Schramm art opening at 215 Main in Pt. Arena DEC: • Saturday 01: 10:00am, Bizarre Bazaar at Brandybuck Studio. (Continues on the 2nd). The Coast Highway Art Collective 284 Main Street, Point Arena Thursday - Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc Holiday gif shopping for everyone on your list. 0Wood working 0Jewelry 0Paintings 0Mixed Media 0Photography 0Ceramics 0Textiles 0Glass 0Greeting cards 0Basketry