ALWAYS FREE Lighthouse February 2020 Peddler The Guide To Music, Events, Theater, Film, Art, Poetry, and Life on the Mendocino Coast

We All Need Poetry! Sarah Kobrinsky at 3rd Thursday Poetry Arena Cafe February 20 Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz presents poet (New Rivers Press, November 2019) is her first Sarah Margaret Ruth Kobrinsky. The reading collection of poetry. will take place at the Arena Market cafe and will Sarah was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, raised begin with live improv jazz and an open mic with in Fargo, North Dakota, seasoned in London, jazz improv; the reading will conclude with more England, and tempered in the Bay Area, Califor- live improv jazz. nia. She currently lives in Emeryville, known as Sarah Kobrinsky was the 2013-2015 Poet the Rotten City and home to Pixar animation Laureate of Emeryville. Her poems and stories studios, with her husband and son. have appeared in Magma Poetry, Red Light Lit, Sarah and her husband have a handmade din- Eleven Eleven, Monkeybicycle, *82 Review, 100 nerware company called Jered’s Pottery. In her Word Story, Fjords Review, among many others. working life she has also been a barista, a flower She was recently long-listed for the 2019 Univer- delivery driver, an executive assistant, a life mod- sity of Canberra Vice Chancellor’s Poetry Prize. el, a server, an unemployment consultant . . . “Nighttime on the Other Side of Everything” Cont’d on page 17

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790 PORT ROAD (The Cove) IN POINT ARENA Hand Carvings and Furniture Music on Film Nite Presents "Rolling Thunder Revue" by John Stickney at A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese • February 18 at Arena Theater Coast Highway Art Collective In 1975, Bob Dylan embarked on a two- Elliott, Roger McGuinn, Ronnie Hawkins, Opening Reception February 1 year tour that became legendary. Now Mar- Larry Sloman, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, as tin Scorsese draws upon footage shot on well as archival interviews with Scarlet Ri- Newly remodeled Coast Highway Art that tour to create a documentary as unique vera and Allen Ginsberg. It also features fic- Collective (CHAC) opens with local carver as Dylan, with fictional elements interwo- tional interviews of actors portraying char- and furniture craftsman John Stickney. ven. The film includes a parade of iconic acters who were not actually involved in the Members of the Coast Highway Art Col- figures including Al- tour, including Martin lective have spent the last month complete- len Ginsberg, Joan Von Haselberg por- ly remodeling their gallery space, creating a Baez, Joni Mitchell, traying the fictional fresh, light and conducive space where art Gordon Lightfoot and filmmaker Stefan Van is the main focus. They are proud to an- Patti Smith. New York Dorp, Sharon Stone nounce the first opening reception of 2020, Times critic Manohla playing a fictionalized featuring hand carvings and furniture by Dargis wrote, “It’s version of herself, and John Stickney. The reception is Saturday, stirring how Dylan Michael Murphy re- February 1, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. keeps coming back to prising his role as Jack All of the pieces Stickney creates are film, with its beautiful Tanner from the 1988 handmade and one of a kind. His carvings masks and lies, and it is miniseries “Tanner reflect his love of the grain, texture, and ap- a gift that Scorsese has '88.” “Rolling Thunder pearance of wood, as well as to color, which been there ready to Revue” does not dif- "In The Beginning there he incorporates into his pieces. Stickney meet him.” ferentiate between the was nothing. The Lord has worked on relief carvings of paintings The 2019 pseudo- fictional and factual by artists he admires, including Michelan- documentary film, covering Dylan's 1975 accounts, and even Dylan himself refers to said, 'Let there be light. gelo, “as his paintings read as sculpture,” Rolling Thunder Revue concert tour, is the fictional characters in his interviews, Then there was still Stickney says. He has created large panels of Scorsese’s second film on Dylan, following leaving the audience to guess which parts of album covers of bands from his youth. Re- 2005's “No Direction Home.” The bulk of the film are authentic and which are fabri- nothing, but you could cently he has focused more on the human “Rolling Thunder Revue” is compiled of cated. The film has a runtime of 142 min- see it better." figure. outtakes from Dylan's 1978 film “Renaldo utes and tickets are $10 at the door. Stickney’s furniture designs have in- and Clara,” which was filmed in conjunction The Music on Film Nite series screens a cluded tables, beds, desks, lamps, a rocking with the tour.The documentary features diverse collection of music documentaries Woody Allen (1935-) horse, and many other architectural and in- contemporary interviews with prominent from rock and blues to jazz, punk, hip-hop terior furnishings. figures of the tour such as Dylan, Joan Baez, and more on the third Tuesday of each He works extensively in some of the Sam Shepard, Ronee Blakley, Ramblin' Jack month. more exotic hardwoods, for their color, grain, hardness, ability to take a high finish and their capacity to be carved with fine de- fence posts and ing regular gallery tail. Recently he has been learning how best old decking. For hours, Thursday, larger pieces, he Friday, Satur- has also used bass- day and Sunday wood extensively, from 11:00am to as well as jelutong, 4:00pm. com. maple, oak and The newly re- mahogany. Bass- modeled gallery wood, maple and is located at 284 jelutong show Main Street, Point little grain, allow- Arena, the little ing control, and red building with to carve redwood, using recycled tight grain are nearly white, the big yellow sun, pieces, mostly from old growth redwood allowing explora- next door to the tion of color on Redwood Credit Judith Hughes, Dipl. O.M., L. Ac. their surfaces. Union. More information is available at Stickney's background in carving started www.coast-highway-artists.com. as whittling at camp fires as a child, and found its footing while carving small pieces Acupuncture for friends at Berkeley High. After college Chinese Medicine at Humboldt state and UCSB, he taught at the university of Georgia for 34 years, and has moved back to the coast of California to (707) 357 - 3055 carve full time. Please join the members of the collec- tive for this very special show and help us [email protected] celebrate with food and drink. acupuncturepointarena.com The show runs from February 1 – 23 dur-

Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk • Sarah brings her poetry to Third Thursday at Arena Market & Cafe. Feb. 20.(Cover). • Action Network 12 • KTDE 15 • John Stickney's furniture and carvings at Coast Hwy Art Collective. Feb. 1. (Page 2). • Anchor Bay Store 18 • KZYX 11 • Dylan's at Arena Theater! (OK, the film "Rolling Thunder" is.) Feb. 18. (Page 2). • Arena Frame 8 • Little Green Bean 4 • The Russians are Coming! Andrianov & Illarionov. Chamber Music. Feb 16. (Page 4). • Arena Pharmacy 13 • Loft, The 4 • Gauguin in Tahiti. Dress for the islands. At Arena Theater. Feb. 9. (Page 4). • Arena Tech Center 8 • Mar Vista 4 • NTL brings All My Sons. Great theater. Or theatre. Feb. 15. (Page 4). • Arena Theater 5 • Mendonoma Health Alliance. 19 • Get into all that Jazz. Jamie Davis et al at Gualala Arts. Feb. 22. (Page 5). • Arff Feed and Pet 8 • MTA 17 • Murder anyone? See who-dunnit. Gualala Arts. Feb. 28 & 29. (Page 5). • B Bryan Preserve 10 • Office Source 4 • Porgy and Bess will both be at Arena Theater. MET Opera. Feb. 1. (Page 6). • Banana Belt Properties 19 • Oz Farm 18 • MHA Is willing to help. Why not say yes? (Page 6). • Bed and Bone 7 • Phillips Insurance 7 • A Poem from Sarah. (See cover story). (Page 6). • Cove Coffee 18 • Pier Chowder House Cover, 19 • MET again. "Agrippina" on the really big screen. Feb 29. (Page 7). • Denise Green 14 • Point Arena Light Station 7 • Full Moon anyone? Pt. Arena Lighthouse knows where it is. Feb. 8. (Page 7). • Dream Catcher Interiors 3 • Point Arena Pizza 2 • ATFC has 3 movies for you. Shanghai, New York and Tokyo. (Page 8). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 12 • Red Stella 9 • Nicole Martensen will stay another month. We're happy too. At Gualala Arts. (Page 8). • Garcia River Casino 11 • Redwood Coast Chamber of Com. 7 • Karin Uphoff has millions. Of colors, that is. Take a peek. (Page 9). • Green Room, The 19 • Rollerville Cafe 3 • Our Audubon selection may wish to cook for you. (Page 9). • Gualala Arts 7, 21 • Sea Trader, The 10 • Cathy talks about breeding. All I can say is, 'Great Hair Dude!". (Page 9). • Gualala Building Supply 12 • Skunk Train 19 • Like things as is? Vote to keep 'em. Wanna change? Vote to change 'em. (Page 10). • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Spirit Veterinary Services 2 • Happy Valentines Day. Why not go to Arena Theater & Celebrate? Feb. 14. (Page 10). • Ignacio Health Insurance 4 • Village Bootery 9 • Fiber & wood. Looking good at Dolphin Gallery. Feb.1. (Page 10). • Judith Hughes 2 • Wellness On The Coast 18 • Robin Joy Wellman sent to Siberia? No, just visiting. Hear her story. Feb. 15. (Page 11). • KGUA 17 • Zen House Motorcycles 14 • Ron Bolander Perceives something. Or does he? Feb. 7. (Page 11). • Wanna hear about the $30,000 purse? Or the drifting yacht? Try David. (Page 12). • Jennifer is here to tell us about Paul Theroux and snakes. I think. (Page 13). Our thanks to January contributors Warren Galletti, Rozann Grunig, • Need some reading material? Check the list from the Four-Eyed Frog. (Page 13). Mitch McFarland, Blake More, Cathy Sue Riehm, Mary Jane Schramm, • Music in praise of Bob Marley. Join the celebration. Feb. 29. (Page 14). Caitie Steffen, David Steffen, Karin Uphoff, and Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. • Discover Discovery Gallery's Valentines fun. Feb. 14. (Page 14). Love Image (cover) by Ewey from Pixabay • RCRC means recreation. See what's new with the newest park. (Page 14). • Mitch returns with a new Scuttlebutt. The environment is on his mind. (Page 15). • Sudoku is here. Try your luck. (Page 15). • Warren tells about working in harmony at our local schools. (Page 16). Read the Peddler Online- • Stop by the Pt. Arena Lighthouse for the annual members meeting. Feb.1 . (Page 17). Its Free & In Full Color! • Blues/Rock giant Albert Cummings kicks off Blues On The Coast. Feb. 22. (Page 17). • Got some old meds in a drawer somewhere. Get rid of them safely. Feb. 7. (Page 17). www.thelighthousepeddler.com • More health stuff for you. And it's free!. Mendonoma Health wants to help. (Page 17). • The crossword puzzle is here. (Page 18). • MJ's new kids on the block. And I think they might sing, too. (Page 19). • Caitie's back with thoughts on 2019. And 2020. (Page 20). Issue #220 February 2020 • Check the Get Out! section. Lots to do in February. (Back cover). Lighthouse Peddler Dolly Steffen: Publisher, Production Mgr. David Steffen: Editor, Designer [email protected]

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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Andrianov and Illarionov Great Art on Screen Presents "Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost" Cello and Guitar at At Arena Theater • Sunday, February 9 The Chamber Music Series Great Art on Screen is an exciting ad- miracle. His wife had abandoned him, and At Gualala Arts February 16 dition to the alternative content offerings taken his children with her. His old friend at Arena Theater. This month cinema -au Vincent van Gogh had killed himself. His 39150 Ocean Drive, Suite 2 Boris Andrianov is considered one of diences will journey to the lush island of career as an artist had stalled. And he was in Gualala the most gifted Russian cellists of his gen- Tahiti which proved to be Gauguin‘s most penniless. So he hatched a plan, which he eration. A Berlin critic pinpointed the spe- inspired panoramic backdrop. announced to his estranged wife in a letter. PRINT • SCAN • FAX • EMAIL cial quality of his playing, by commenting "Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost" “May the day come... when I can flee to the Business Cards • Building Plans “Andrianov plays like a god, with heart- screens at Arena Theater Sunday, February woods on a south sea island, and live there Postcards • Flyers • Posters breaking beautiful softly vibrating bel canto 9, 1:00pm. The Estimated running time is in ecstasy, for peace and for art. With a new Signage • Secretarial Services tone and masterly noblesse, always point- 90 minutes. Tick- family, far from Office Supplies • Tech Accesories ing toward the inner core even in virtuoso ets are $15 at the this European passages.” door or online. struggle for ph 707.884.9640 Dimitri Illarionov, one of the most im- "Gaugin In Tahi- money. There, fax 707.885.0191 portant classical guitarists to emerge from ta: Paradise Lost" in Tahiti, in the Russia’s younger generation of musicians, offi[email protected] traces the leg- silence of the can also boast of many international awards endary life story lovely tropi- BUSINESS HOURS and prizes. He leads an active concert life of Paul Gauguin cal night, I can Monday • Tuesday • Friday playing solo recitals and appearing with who left France listen to the 10am - 5pm chamber ensembles and symphony orches- for Tahiti, fever- sweet murmur- CLOSED: Wednesday, Thursday, Weekends tras in Russia, Western Europe, the USA, ishly in search of ing music of my Canada, and Mexico. deep immersions heart, beating The duo will perform at Gualala Arts on into lush nature, in amorous har- Sunday, February 16 as part of the Center's for feelings, vi- mony with the Chamber Music Series. Tickets are $25 ad- sions and colors, ever purer and brighter. mysterious beings of my environment." vance, $30 at the door. The concert begins Audiences join this journey from Tahiti to Whether the great Gauguin had a clear at 4:00pm. For those wishing to dive a little American museums including New York’s vision or simply bought into a Polynesian deeper There will be a pre-concert talk pre- Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art In- myth, he made the journey. Regardless of sented by Nancy Padgett at 3:45pm. stitute of Chicago, National Gallery of Art the myth or reality, Gaugin's paintings live Andrianov was born into a family of mu- in DC, and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts on to make all of us wonder just what was sicians. He graduated from the Moscow where Gauguin’s greatest masterpieces are Tahiti like when he arrived. Gnessins’ School of Music, later studying at now preserved. The films in this series are underwritten the Moscow State Conservatoire and at the One can consider the motivations, if by North Coast Artists Guild. Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler under needed: In 1890 Paul Gauguin needed a the tutelage of David Geringas. He's been a prize-winner at numerous competitions National Theatre Live From London including the International Tchaikovsky Youth Competition and others in Europe, Presents "All My Sons" North America and Asia. At Arena Theater • February 15 Illarionov graduated with honors from National Theatre Live from London and the price of their American dream is the Academic Music College at the Mos- brings another grteat prodcution to the big laid bare. cow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and, in screen at Arena Theater. Arthur Miller's "All Jeremy Herrin (NT Live: This House, 2002, graduated from the Russian Gnes- My Sons" People, Places & Things) directs a cast in- ins's Academy of Music cum laude. He also is set for Saturday, February 15, 1:00pm, cluding Jenna Coleman (Victoria), and Co- took lessons with the Russian composer doors 12:30 pm. and guitarist Nikita Koshkin; master classes Broadcast live from The with such prominent musicians as guitar- Old Vic in London, Acad- emy Award-winner Sally Field "Beneath the phony tinsel ists Carlo Marchione and Roberto Aussell. The uncommon pairing of cello and gui- (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & of Hollywood, you'll find tar, as concert-goers will attest, has proven Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The the real tinsel." Sinner, Independence Day) Ed Gardner (1901-1963) star in Arthur Miller’s blister- ing drama "All My Sons". America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business. But lin Morgan (Merlin). nothing lasts forever and their contented All My Sons is an Old Vic co-produc- lives, already shadowed by the loss of their tion with Headlong The play has a runtime to be a happy one. The innate songfulness eldest boy to war, are about to shatter. of 165 minutes with one intermission and of the cello adapts nicely in partnership With the return of a figure from the past, tickets are $18, $5 Youth (18 and under). with the plucked precision of the guitar. long buried truths are forced to the surface Information is at ArenaTheater.org.

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Jazz In The Foyer. An Evening Of Jazz That's Worth The Wait The Murder Mystery Dinner

An Intimate Performance in the Foyer At Gualala Arts • February 22 Returns to Gualala Arts Friday and Saturday Jazz In The Foyer is a joy worth waiting venues as Oakland’s Yoshi’s. for. Originally scheduled for October (be- Larry Vuckovich will also treat the audi- February 28 and 29

fore the PG&E PSPS scuttled the event) ence to solo piano gems from his repertoire Get Ready for

the music will be here in "Murder On The Sea Ranch" arenatheater.org February. February 2020 Fred Adler has created One of the most popular theater pro- Blues on the Coast another opportunity for ductions at Gualala Arts is the annual, Murder Mystery Dinner. I have it on good Saturday Feb. 22 7:30 PM coastals to enjoy a solid eve- authority that no one has actually been Albert Cummings ning of music. On Saturday, Coming in March February 22, the Elaine Ja- murdered during these performances. But Cocktail Party Fundraiser cob Foyer at Gualala Arts that doesn't mean you won't get caught up in the event. Saturday March 21 4:30 PM will be filled with Blues and Met Opera Live in HD Standards. The music starts There will be two performances: Fri- Saturday Feb. 1 9:55 AM at 6:30pm with Jamie Davis, day, February 28 at 6:00pm, and Saturday The Gershwins’

vocals, Larry Vuckovich, pi- afternoon, February 29 at 2:00pm at Gua- Porgy and Bess lala Arts Center's Coleman Hall. Tickets ano and Doug Miller, bass. Saturday Feb. 29 9:55 AM are $50 Friday (which includes dinner), Agrippina Jamie Davis, who ap- ▪▪▪ and $20 Saturday (no dinner). Tickets are peared as a vocalist on the Grammy-nom- of enchanting lyrical piano favorites. Great Art on Screen available at Gualala Arts and at BrownPap- inated album “All About That Basie” brings Doug Miller has been a stellar musician Sunday Feb. 9 1 PM erTickets.com. an amazing talent and absolute authenticity in Seattle, New York, and the San Francis- Gauguin in Tahiti ▪▪▪ to the music. Davis is one of the few jazz co Bay Area. Following in the footsteps of Arena Theater Live

bass-great Ray Brown, Miller has studied Friday Feb. 14 7:30 PM Valentine’s Day Show with John Clayton, and played with Ken ▪▪▪ Cook, Benny Green, Akira Tana, Peter National Theatre Live Horvath, Michael Wolff and the Count Saturday Feb. 15 1 PM All My Sons Basie Band. Miller is a superb bassist. It ▪▪▪ includes accompanying legends such as Music on Film Nite This month Gualala Arts presents the trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and pianist Tuesday Feb. 18 7 PM fifth mystery on the coast and this time it Les McCann. His taste and timing are Rolling Thunder Revue: comes with a view: “Murder On The Sea impeccable. A Bob Dylan Story Ranch”. Don't wait for the movie. Enjoy By Martin Scorsese This evening of great music—Jazz in one of the live performances. ▪▪▪ the Foyer—is presented by the Global Arena Theater Live Come participate as the audience com- Harmony Series and Fred Adler. “I am Saturday Feb. 29 8:30 PM petes to discover who the murderer might bass baritone rich voices performing today. grateful to have the opportunity to present Bob Marley Tribute w/ be! “Murder On The Sea Ranch” is another Sol Horizon His sound evokes the timeless timbres of three captivating and unique world class Steve Oakwood Mystery. Be forewarned. ▪▪▪ historic singers such as Billy jazz talents in the intimate Arena Theater Film Club The Murder Mystery dinners usually sell Eckstine, Joe Williams and setting of the Elaine Jacob Mondays 7 PM out early so you’re encouraged to get your the revered entertainer Lou Foyer, for this’concert.” Feb. 3 The Lady from Shanghai tickets early. Rawls. Adler added, “I promise that Feb. 10 My Favorite Year If you are interested in being involved Feb. 24 Ikiru A talent familiar with mu- this will be another historic, with Gualala Arts Theater contact Gualala 214 Main Street Point Arena sic lovers on the coast, Larry intimate and stellar jazz con- Arts at 884-1138. Vuckovich will join Davis cert at Gualala Arts Center.” for this performance. A con- Tickets are $29 advance, summate pianist, Vuckovich $5 more day of perfor- "Life is a puzzle unsolved." will be as much a foundation mance, youth 7-17 free with Santosh Kalwar (1982-) as accompaniment to Davis’ adult. All tickets available at voice. Both performers are Gualala Arts, Dolphin Gal- music masters who have lery, at BrownPaperTickets. recently sold out shows at com, or by calling 1-800- such prestigious Bay Area 838-3006.

Library Hours Changed With the Start of the New Year In case you are not aware, our local library, tracting amazing numbers of story time par- Larke, Librarian added "Our late night clos- the Coast Community Library in Point Are- ticipants, averaging 20 to 25 youngsters & ing at 7:00 pm rather than 8:00 pm matches na simplified their hours effective in Janu- parents at their weekly story time and 16 to the evening hours of the other branches. ary. The library will have new hours that are 20 children at monthly programs for Tribal Changing to a single late night rather than more consistent throughout the week. Headstart and other pre-school programs. two is fine because we rarely have more than If you wonder why Wednesday's opening Besides not wanting to disrupt a popular one or two patrons in the library in the late is earlier, it is because our popular pre-school program, they want to keep the same day and evening. I know that many patrons will be Story Time begins at 11:00am. Marilyn Al- time of story time because it is coordinated glad that an extra hour has been added to derson and Donna Stornetta have been at- to not conflict with others in the area. Julia Saturday."

Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at Arena Theater NOAA's Greater Farallones National Full Moon Met Opera Live in HD • Saturday, February 1 Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Met Opera Live in HD brings one of the as drug dealer Sportin’ Life, Alfred Walker Sets Meeting for February 19 greats this month. Arena Theater presents as the brutal stevedore Crown, and Denyce NOAA's Greater Farallones National Ma- the American classic: The Gershwins’ "Por- Graves as Maria, town matriarch and opera- rine Sanctuary Advisory Council will hold gy and Bess" is set for Saturday February 1, their next quarterly meeting on Wednesday, 9:55am, doors 9:15am. February 19, from 9:00am to 4:20pm at the The Gershwins’ "Porgy and Bess" returns Bodega Bay Fire Protection District Fire- to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a house, 510 Hwy One, Bodega Bay, 94923. new production directed by James Robin- The council meets quarterly to discuss February 9 son in his company debut. America’s “folk various topics related to management of opera,” as the 1935 creators described it, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctu- tells the story of disabled beggar Porgy, ary off San Francisco, including sanctuary sung by Eric Owens, and his love for the enforcement coordination; updates from New Moon drug-addicted Bess, portrayed by Angel the Greater Farallones, Cordell Bank, and Blue. Monterey national marine sanctuary super- David Robertson conducts a stellar intendents; and from the Director of the cast that also includes Donovan Single- tor of the local cook-shop. Greater Farallones Association, the non- tary as fisherman Jake, Golda Schultz as Infused with the timeless melodies of the profit partner to Greater Farallones NMS. much-loved classics “Summertime,” “It Also to be discussed will be Greater Faral- Ain’t Necessarily So,” “Bess, You Is My lones Visitor Center public programs; and a Woman Now,” “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin,” presentation from Sonoma County on their and “My Man’s Gone Now,” the new co- coastal resilience planning. Meetings are February 23 production with English National Opera open to the public to attend, and each has a and Dutch National Opera was hailed as a limited public comment period. triumph at its premiere in London earlier As an informational item only, the council this year. will also hear from its U.S. Fish and Wildlife The Trouble with The runtime is 195 minutes, with one Service (USFWS) member on the USFWS' Traveling Backwards intermission. Tickets are $24, $22 gener- proposed Farallon Island invasive mouse his wife Clara, Latonia Moore as the be- al, $18 youth (18 and under), at the door or eradication project. More information is at Your hair blows over reaved widow Serena, Frederick Ballentine online at www.arenatheater.org. Farallones.noaa.gov. your ears into your eyes, the punch line arrives Mendonoma Health Alliance Offers A Free long before the joke, Self-Management Workshop In March/April the dog tears at the meat Mendonoma Health Alliance is offering a Self-Management Workshop for people with Chronic Conditions. This workshop is based on the then he begs— Stanford University Chronic Disease Management Program. your heart breaks This is a free, six-week class, meeting Thursdays from March 12 through April 23, 2020. (Please note: There is no class on April 16). Each before you have a chance class meets from 1:00pm to 3:30pm at the Manchester Community Center, 43970 Crispin Road, Manchester. Space is limited so early registration is available and encouraged. Information and registration is at (707) 412-3176 x 102. to fall in love. Learn how to live a healthier life with chronic conditions. Topics include: • Managing Symptoms • Healthy Eating • Medication Usage Sarah Kobrinsky • Stress Management • Setting Goals • Making informed Treatment Decisions • Working with your Health Care Provider Information is at (707) 412-3176 x 102, or at [email protected].

Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 A Second February Treat Full Snow Moon Night Tour Set for February 8 Gualala From The MET at Arena Theater at Pt. Arena Lighthouse Arts "Agrippina" • February 29 The Point Arena Lighthouse continues snowfall during that month. On average, SINCE 1961 its popular Full Moon Night Tours with February is the USA’s snowiest month, ac- 707.884.1138 In the Met’s first-ever performances of GualalaArts.org "Agrippina", Handel’s satire of sex and pow- a Full Snow Moon Night Tour on Sat- cording to data from the National Weather 46501 Old State er politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives urday, February 8. Gates open 5:30pm, Service. Native American tribes and Co- Hwy a production he originally created for the tour starts around 6:00pm. The evening lonial Americans used full moons as a way Dolphin Gallery • New Exhibit Monnaie in Brussels in 2000, evoking a will feature a spe- of tracking the sea- “Fabric & Wood: Beyond Borders” scandalous world in which the Roman Em- cial presentation sons. Other Feb- Opening Reception Feb. 1, 5-7 pm pire never fell but simply kept going right about the Light ruary Full Moon Burnett Gallery • New Exhibit Station’s history names include: “Personal Perception” up to the present. Opening Reception • 5 pm - 7 pm and technology, the “Shoulder to Friday, February 7 sweet and savory Shoulder Around Continuing Exhibit snacks accom- the Fire Moon” Nicole Paisley Martensen panied by cham- (from the Wishram “Water’s Edge” Elaine Jacob Foyer pagne or sparkling people of the Pa- Extended Through February juice, capped off cific Northwest), Chamber Music Concert by a guided “Climb to the Top” tour of the the “No Snow in the Trails Moon” (Zuni, Andrianov and Illarionov tallest lighthouse on the West Coast under of the Southwest), and the “Bone Moon” Cello and Guitar the rising full moon – if the weather coop- (Cherokee, of the Southeast). The Bone Sunday, February 16, 4 pm erates, of course! An etched Point Arena Moon meant that there was so little food “Jazz In The Foyer” Lighthouse souvenir champagne flute is that people gnawed on bones and ate bone Jamie Davis, Vocals, included in the price of admission for each marrow soup. Larry Vuckovich, piano, participant, which is $30 per person or $25 “Our Full Moon Night Tours often sell Doug Miller, bass Saturday, February 22, 6:30 pm per person for two or more. The tour is lim- out well in advance, and guests always mar- ited to 20 guests, so reservations are recom- vel at the moon rising over the hills east of Gualala Arts Mystery Dinner Theater mended in advance of the tour. Manchester or Point Arena just as we arrive Friday, February 28, 6 pm While the tour is scheduled to coordi- at the top of the Lighthouse Tower,” says Saturday, February 29, 2 pm This performance screens at Arena The- nate with the full moon, weather condi- Mark Hancock, Point Arena Lighthouse “Murder on the Sea Ranch” A Steve Oakwood Mystery ater Saturday, February 29, 9:55am, with tions may preclude lunar visibility. The Executive Director. “Don’t miss out on this doors opening at 9:15am. tours are conducted regardless of weather unique coastal experience, make your reser- Gualala Arts conditions, unless the Lighthouse Staff vations early!” Annual Members Meeting Holding a distorted mirror to contempo- and Volunteer Recognition rary society (as Handel did when he staged deems them to potentially cause safety is- The Lighthouse offers Full Moon and (al- Wednesday, February 19, 2:15 pm this opera), the production presents the sues for the guests. In the event the tour is most) Full Moon Night Tours throughout Register Online For our Workshops: corrupt intrigues of the political classes, cancelled, guests will receive a full refund. the year, see their website PointArenaLight- Cooking, Painting, Collage, Tai Chi, The Lighthouse is located at 45500 Light- house.com for details. For more informa- Fiber Arts, Ceramics, Photography, brought to life by Joyce DiDonato as the Vocal & Theatre Performance, Yoga, power-hungry empress Agrippina, Brenda house Road in Point Arena. tion or to make a reservation call the Light- Self-Discovery and more. Rae as the scheming, seductive Poppea, According to the Old Farmer’s Alma- house at 707-882-2809, ext. 1 at least 3 days Purchase Advance Tickets at and Kate Lindsey as the feckless teenager nac the February full moon is called the prior to the tour. BrownPaperTickets 1-800-838-3006 Snow Moon due to the typically heavy Moon image by GooKingSword from Pixabay or in person at Nerone. Iestyn Davies portrays the ambi- Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery tious officer Ottone, and Matthew Rose is 10 am - 4 pm • Noon - 4 pm weekends the emperor Claudius, on whose vacated throne Agrippina is determined to install her son. "By and large, Jazz has always been like the kind of man you The Runtime is 225 minutes, with one wouldn't want your daughter to associate with." intermission. Renowned for his interpre- tations of the Baroque repertoire, Harry Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Bicket conducts. Tickets are $24, $22 general, $18 youth Point Arena Lighthouse (18 and under), at the door or online at Museum www.arenatheater.org. Tower Tours Gift Store Open Daily Lodging 10am-3:30pm

explore z stay z be inspired! The historic Point Arena Lighthouse welcomes visitors from all over the world to climb the 145 steps to the top of the tallest lighthouse on the Pacific coast, tour the Museum, shop in the Gift Store and even spend the night right here! 45500 Lighthouse Rd, Point Arena CA 95468 877.725.4448x1 @ [email protected] POINTARENALIGHTHOUSE.COM Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Orson Welles, Peter O'Toole and Akira Kurosawa “Water’s Edge Classics . . . and Then Some At Arena Theater Film Club • February 3, 10, 24 Nicole Paisley Martensen February finds the Arena Theater Film being cut from Welles's original version 10, 7:00pm. The cast includes Mark Linn- Exhibit Continues thru March 1 Club showcasing three films. And film lov- by the studio, but the sheer brio and style Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna and at Gualala Arts ers will be happy to hear the names of the make it a thing of wonder, whisking Gualala Arts has extended the exhibit key players: Orson Welles, Pete O'Toole the audience from the streets of New featuring Mendocino County artist Nicole and Akira Kurosawa. Prepare to be enter- York City, to the open seas, to a tense Paisley Martensen. “Water’s Edge” will con- tained. courtroom and then to a bizarre tinue in the Elaine Jacob Foyer through the Opening the series this month is "The house of mirrors." end of February. Lady From Shanghai", a 1947 classic direct- "The Lady From Shanghai" screens “Water’s Edge” is an installation reflecting ed by (and starring) Orson Welles along Monday, February 3 at 7:00pm at concerns about the planet, both intimate with Rita Hayworth. Arena Theater. The film is not rated and global, and Martensen’s works will be and has a runtime of 87 min- around, above and throughout the Foyer. utes. Paintings around the circumference of the As Michael O'Hara—hired foyer depict abstract aerial views of Arctic to work on a yacht belong- ice melt. Silk panels hanging in the center ing to the disabled husband of the space reflect images of our ecosystem of femme fatale Rita Hay- on the Mendocino Coast and invite a con- worth—Welles plays an innocent Bill Macy. The film is rated PG and runs 92 versation on how rising sea levels and the man drawn into a dangerous web of minutes. effects of climate change will challenge all intrigue and murder. The subject of The Film Club's final film for February great controversy and scandal upon is "Ikiru", a 1952 film by Akira Kurosawa. its initial release, “The Lady from The film exam- Shanghai” shocked 1948 audiences ines the struggles by presenting Hayworth with her of a terminally ill flaming red hair cut short and dyed Tokyo bureaucrat champagne blonde. Fifty years later, and his final quest The Guardian Newspaper's film critic the film is considered vintage Welles, his fa- for meaning. The wrote "There's such outrageous brilliance mous hall of mirrors climax hailed as one of screenplay was in Orson Welles's brash and sexy noir melo- the greatest scenes in cinematic history. In partly inspired drama from 1947. There are some opaque addition to Welles and Hayworth, the cast by Leo Tolstoy's plot tangles, perhaps due to 60 minutes include Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Ted 1886 novella de Corsia and a long list of faces from 1940s "The Death of Hollywood. Ivan Ilyich". Take a peak at my list of desert island One of the great- films and you just might find this 1982 est achievements by Akira Kurosawa, “Ikiru” gem. "At the start of ''My Favorite Year" shows the director at his most compassion- we're almost immediately face-to-face with ate—affirming life through an explora­tion of us to redefine our sense of “home.” Alan Swann (O'Toole). Swann is the Er- of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully por- For Martensen the vibrant and rugged rol Flynn-like star. Like early television's trays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat Mendocino coastline is a constant source drunken characters played in good fun by with stomach cancer who is impelled to of inspiration. She finds intrigue in ‘the the likes of Red Skelton and Jackie Glea- find meaning in his final days. Presented in a hidden’; in the obscured underpainting, son, O'Toole/Swann is over-the-top . He's radically conceived two-­part structure and in the sylvan understory, in our subcon- perpetually inebriated, which is a problem shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of scious. “Much of my art-making entails as he's booked on a live television comedy vision, “Ikiru” is a multifaceted look at what exploring these hidden realms of looking show: King Kaiser's Comedy Cavalcade. it means to be alive. "Ikiru" screens Monday, through layers and into the mystery. 1954 television may never be the same. February 24 at 7:00pm. It's in Japanese with Martensen's exhibit continues through Directing "My Favorite Year" is Richard English subtitles. B&W. The film is Rated March 1, 2020. Free. Benjamin in his feature film directing de- R for language, nudity, some violence. The but. The film screens Monday, February Runtime is 143 minutes.

Pg 8 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Words on Wellness • "7 Million Colors" Animal Care & Welfare • Good Breeding by Karin Uphoff The palette of colors that winter presents desk (though if your desk surface is cov- By Cathy Sue Riehm us, is a seasonal medicine we sometimes ered by books and papers, this may not ap- When it comes to the animals we want (being haltered, etc.). I was able to meet his overlook. In our ever-brightening, some- ply!). Computer screens tire us due to this in our lives, breed selection is a personal mother (dam) and full brother, also on the what garish-glow of commercial colors, the high reflectance along with constant pixel choice. Breeds have characteristics that re- farm. Additionally, his breeder was showing muted tones of a February sky, can offer re- movement to create images. When staring late to their function, also known as ‘form his father (sire) on the national circuit, and spite for our eyes. The human eye can see at screens, we blink less frequently (about to function’- Thoroughbreds are built to be all of his information was available to me. 7,000,000 colors, some one-third the time) re- racehorses, Drafts are A good breeder of which are literally sulting in dry eye. Fully built to be workhorses, should give you some- eyesores. Certain colors blinking more often Rottweilers provide thing of an investiga- and color relationships when working on com- protection and Aus- tive ‘hard time’ when are irritants that cause puters is helpful, as is tralian Shepherds will adopting one of their headaches and adverse- looking away and into herd your sheep. animals- they need to ly affect vision, while the distance (at least Breeders use hered- make sure you are able other colors and combi- 20 feet) every 20 min- ity, or the passing on to provide a safe and nations are soothing or utes for 20 seconds (the of characteristics from healthy home. uplifting. Bright yellow 20-20-20 rule). Gazing parent to offspring. Good breeders use is the most visible of all out over the ocean is a This study of hered- ‘selective breeding’- colors and the first one that our eyes notice. pleasant way to relieve the focusing muscle ity is called genetics. breeding two animals This is also true for many species and why inside the eye. My major (at the Uni- that possess certain de- yellow is a prime color for plant pollination. We can also soothe strained eyes with versity of Georgia) sired/genetic charac- However bright yellow used in large areas herbal eye compresses. If eyes are tired and was Equine Repro- teristics to be passed on will irritate our eyes, whereas lighter shades dry; make a warm compress by saturating a duction…basically to the offspring. This of yellow can be comforting and cheerful. cloth with freshly made chamomile tea. If horse genetics. Being involves outbreeding knowledgeable about Bright colors reflect more light, caus- eyes are swollen and irritated, use cold tea (mating unrelated in- animals’ genetics helps ing excessive stimulation and eye fatigue. or slices of cool cucumber. When the win- dividuals) as opposed us to decrease the pos- The contrast between white and black is ter sun peeks through, revitalize your eyes to inbreeding (mating sibility of diseases, the most tiring since white surfaces reflect by closing them as you look at the sun and related individuals). about 80% light, black 5% resulting and let its warm glow penetrate your eyelids increase the possibility of strong confor- As a veterinary technician and trainer a 16:1 Light Reflectance Ratio – much without wearing glasses or contact lenses. mational traits and helps us to maintain closely involved with endangered species higher than the 3:1 ratio of reflectance Sunlight helps the retina release dopamine the specific traits that make a certain breed (such as giraffe, zebra and antelope), main- recommended for visual tasks. Working at and stimulates the cornea to metabolize vi- who they are- this means, for example, taining breed integrity means no inbreed- a bright white desk is more visually strain- tamin D. Otherwise revel in the gentle hues that cattle can be bred based upon milking ing… when numbers of individual animals ing than a cream colored or pastel-toned and shadows of winter light. abilities (for your Holsteins and Jerseys) or meat-producing capabilities (for your An- are so low, there is a great risk when it comes Karin C. Uphoff, is a Master Herbalist, Iridologist, Bodyworker and author of to inbreeding. Botanical Body Care: Herbs and Natural Healing for Your Whole Body. Learn more at: www.karinuphoff.com gus and Herefords). Breeds are classified by common charac- Individual breeds have certain traits asso- teristics that differentiate them from other ciated with them- Labradors and Retrievers Northern Barred Owl: "Who Cooks For You?" are known to be super sweet as well as great "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you- month. They usually nest every other year. breeds. Knowing an animal’s history and ancestors gives you knowledge as to the hunting dogs, Australian Shepherds and all" is the vocalization of the Barred Owl. Parents will care for the young for more Welsh Corgis are known for their herding It is very similar to our Spotted Owl, but than four months. problems that could come up… I acquired my last horse, a Connemara/Irish Thor- abilities- these are personality and confor- larger and more aggressive. The Barred Barred Owls are not native to local for- mational characteristics we depend upon. Owl can be more than 24 inches tall and ests, having arrived here from the East, as oughbred cross, at four months old from his breeder. I secured my adoption and he What if we just had “The Dog” or “The have a wingspan of up to 49 inches. It has a result of development and increased log- Horse”… a mix of an undeterminable a round head, yellow beak ging, in the last part of remained on the farm for a few months to amount of species? and large dark eyes. The the 20th century. They be weaned and start ground-work training brown back is spotted; the nest in parks and in neigh- front has horizontal bars borhoods with tall trees. on the upper chest and Barred Owls compete for vertical bars on the belly. habitat with native Spot- Barred Owls are noctur- ted Owls. Interbreeding nal hunters. Their excep- with Spotted Owls has tional hearing allows them produced hybrids called to pick up squeaks from �Sparred Owls� or �Bot- 50 yards away. They eat mostly mice but ted Owls.� The hybrids are sterile, thus fur- also chipmunks, flying squirrels, rabbits, ther threatening Spotted Owls. opossums and gray foxes. A controversial four-year experiment, They nest in cavities or broken tree in which scientists are killing Barred Owls tops, but also will use abandoned raven in 2% of the Spotted Owl habitat in Wash- and hawk nests. The male feeds the female ington, Oregon and Northern California, is while she incubates 2 or 3 eggs for about a under way. Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for contributing this article about the Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Each month, the Lighthouse Peddler features another bird regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast. More information is at www.mendocino- coastaudubon.org. • Photo credit: Image by Regon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Pg 9 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Arena Theater Live Presents "Fiber and Wood: Beyond Patterns" Valentine’s Day Show Dolphin Gallery Hosts Bette Covington and James Docker Saturday, February 14 Opening this weekend the Dolphin studied language, culture, arts and architec- The community is invited to come cel- Gallery is a new exhibit that thoughtfully ture in Japan from the late 1960’s into the ebrate Valentine’s Day at Arena Theater in brings together two artists and two com- early ‘70s. And he returned to Japan many an irreverent, non-traditional way with a plimentary art forms. “Fabric and Wood: times to stay connected with family—his readers’ theatre variety show, “Postcards Beyond Patterns” features the creations of wife’s family is from Japan—but he has also from Point Arena.” The show will include Bette Covington and James Docker. The taken time to “re-investigate Japan’s culture games such as “The Battle of the Sexes,” and exhibit opens this weekend at the Dolphin “The Not-So-Newlywed Game” with audi- Gallery in Gualala with a reception Satur- ence participation, and people can win pop- day, February 1, from 5:00pm. to 7:00pm. corn and movie ticket prizes. “The show is A California native, Bette Covington— a satire on love with sexist jokes and light- like many Californians—migrated from hearted songs,” says director Elizabeth Her- one end of the state the other, relocating bert. Two bands, The Flashbacks and The to the Mendonoma coast in 2003. More Mammals, comprised of local musicians than geography changed as she transitioned will provide music for the evening. Show- from 30 years of teaching and perform- ing piano to exploring art based in fabric. In time she discovered that “working with fabric brought an exciting new kind of free- dom of expression. My work involves an appreciation of fabricant and a spontane- and creative spirit.” Not content with a suc- ous approach to design. I allow the fabric to cessful 50-year career as a licensed General direct my work one piece or shape leading Contractor (designing and constructing me to the next, evolving as I work.” The re- custom homes on The Sea Ranch, in the Napa Valley and throughout the greater Bay Area.) Docker, too, changed gears. In the winter of 2016 he began with the design and fabrication of knife blocks and boards for neighbors, friends and family. In 2017 he stopped building homes allowing him to focus his creative efforts on knife block time is Friday, February 14, at 7:30pm, with and serving-board creation and fabrication. doors opening at 7:00pm. All proceeds will He’s also worked on fabric design, based benefit the Arena Theater cinema program. upon his wood creations. “My work has “The Point Arena Players are at it again! been described as ‘quilting in wood’. Join Jon Handel, Elizabeth Harrison, Mitch The Fabric (Covington) and the Wood McFarland, Barbara Pratt and Harm Wilkin- (Docker) provide visitors to the Dolphin son as they make fun of love on Valentine’s Gallery with an understanding of how com- Day!” says Herbert. “Bring your sweetheart sults are abstract and evocative, not to men- fortable and appropriate it is to have these (or your ex) to a night of sexist jokes, mu- tion beautiful. two artists exhibit together. The exhibit Voter Registration In February sic and audience participation.” The Flash- James Docker is a Californian who arrived continues through March 1, 2020. February 1, 15, 18 backs, featuring Tom Merline, Bryn Harris on the coast by way of Kyoto. He lived and Voter registration assistance continues in and Rod Curbelo will perform during the February at Pay n’ Take at the Gualala Com- show and The Mammals, comprised of New Exhibit at the Artists' Collective in Elk munity Center and Arena Market & Cafe. Chris Campbell, Zorbic, Danny and Trish Registration is set for Pay ’n Take on two as well as Merline, Harris and Curbelo, will The Jewelry of Rhoda Teplow • Opening Reception February 8 Saturdays, February 1 and 15 from 8:30am be rocking it afterwards for a dance party. The Artists' Collective in Elk will present land of Murano in the Venetian Lagoon of to 11:30am. In addition, voter registration Tickets are $15, available at the door, at lo- the jewelry of Rhoda Teplow for its Febru- Italy. Her first necklace consisted of those www.thelighthousepeddler.com • always free & in color will also be available at Arena Market & cal outlets and at www.arenatheater.org. ary show. There will be a reception for the glass beads. Cafe, 185 Main Street in Pt. Arena on Tues- artist on the 2nd Saturday, February 8th, Beads are a passion for Teplow. "I thrill day, February 18 from Noon to 3:00pm. vote is counted. Registration information is from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The gallery is lo- in combining Tibetan beads with African Tuesday, February 18, non-partisan. If you reg- cated at 6031 South Highway 1, Elk, CA. beads with Japanese and Balinese beads. is the last day to register istered with any of the (707) 877-1128. To know that other hands have labored to to vote for the March 3 following qualified polit- Teplow makes jewelry from beads, many make them, hands that have been burnt by California presidential ical parties, you can only of which she imported from Africa, Asia the flames, cut by the glass or blackened primary. vote for that party’s pres- and Europe. by the polishing. So much labor is in one The heartbeat of our idential candidate: Re- After graduating from the University of bead, and so many stories and history are Democracy is the right to publican Party, Demo- California in Berkeley, Teplow entered the attached to them." vote and you must be reg- cratic Party, Green Party, Peace Corps. She was assigned to teach in Her body of work incorporates her own istered to vote. Whether Libertarian Party, Peace Togo, West Africa. In her village of Lama porcelain beads, brass from the Ashanti you vote in person or vote and Freedom Party. To Kara she became acquainted with African tribe, recycled glass beads from the Krobo by mail registration and change your registration, trade beads which were actually millefiori tribe in Ghana, and beads she has collected information is available to assure that your visit registertovote.ca.gov. beads that had been brought from the is- from around the world during her travels.

Pg 10 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Robin Joy Wellman Presents at Point Arena Lighthouse February 15 A New Exhibit at Gualala Arts: "Personal Perception" "Siberia—The People, Their Traditions and Their Connections to Our Coast" 40+ Artists Bring Their Own Personal Perception February 7 On Saturday, February 15 at 4 p.m. Robin Ross State Historic Park where she worked When the call went out to artists for a 1. How do you perceive your immediate so- Joy Wellman will present " Siberia – The closely with natural and cultural history in- new exhibit titled "Personal Perception", cial environment? People, Their Traditions and Their Con- terpretation providing research, curriculum it's possible that some—or many­—of the 2. How are you perceived by your immedi- nections to Our Coast" as part of the Light- development, and programs. She worked artists carefully read and re-read the guide- ate social environment. house Lecture Series. Admission is $5 per closely with many partners including So- lines from curator Ron Bolander. And then person and the lecture will take place in the noma Museum, San Francisco Presidio they went to work on bringing their art to Fog Signal Building at 45500 Lighthouse Trust, Gualala Art Center, Stanford Uni- the February exhibit in the Burnett Gallery. Road in Point Arena. "Personal Perception" opens with a recep- Enjoy an evening of Siberian tales from tion on Friday, February 7, from 5:00pm to Robin Joy, who after years of Fort Ross 7:00pm at Gualala Arts. work has a deep and lasting relationship Bolander began by asking artists if they with the people of Siberia. Wellman was were serious about their work, and if they invited by the Ministry of Foreign Af- are creative and honest with themselves. Perhaps self-reflection can stimulate an artist to get outside of their To help the participating arists get started, comfort zone. Reflecting on the art created by the likes of He challenged Leonardo DaVinci, Toulouse Lautrec, Pab- them to not lo Picasso, Salvadore Dali, Rene Magritte only raise their and others, it is clear that Bolander wanted game a bit, artists to bring to this exhibit their efforts to but also asked answer the two questions. With their art. versity, and many people across the cultural them to take Come see for yourself how the artists spectrum including tribal members from all the assignment took up the challenge. Think about how tribes (Kashaya, Coast Miwok, Dry Creek personally. you, whether an artist or not, might have Pomo, Sakha, Kenaitze, Kodiak, Tlingit Bolander de- answered the questions. members, and more. She has presented in- scribed "Per- While not on display during the exhib- ternationally throughout Russia and Paris. sonal Perception" as an opportunity and it, two of the examples given to the artists fairs and Ellyadia Organization to travel to Wellman continues to remain active be- challenge to enter an exhibit for the true are here: left, Rene Magritte and above, Siberia with Fort Ross volunteer member ing a presenter at the first forum in Hawaii artist. Toulouse Lautrec. This is an exhibit unlike Amy Lemmer, and Coast Miwok members in November of 2017 with the tribal people Here's the challenge: "Convey, with your many (or any) you've seen. At least in recent Joan Harper and Nancy Napolitan. Learn of Hawaii and academics related to the Rus- art, your personal, truthful answer to either memory. "Personal Perception" will be on about their experiences of being the first sian American Company, presenting in one or both of the following two questions: display thjrough March 1. Americans in the village of Mryrla, camp- Paris in regards to her work with the Kun- ing on the Siberian plains along the Angara stkamera, presenting in Oregon, and local River, attending the Solstice Festivals, expe- conferences in as it relates to interpretation rience very different foods, learning about in Santa Cruz. Her passion and dedication February at village life, effects of climate change and the to the telling of the Northwest Pacific has permafrost, and their visit to the Lena Pil- been core to her life work. Garcia River Casino lars. Amy and Joan (Coast Miwok) will be For more information or to reserve a seat joining the conversation. Tea and a sample call the Point Arena Lighthouse at (707) of traditional blessing bread will be shared. 882-2809, ext. 1. Come In For Fun. Wellman retired after 27 years at Fort Breakfast, Lunch, or

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Pg 11 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 No Justice, No Peace by David Steffen I’m fascinated by the amount of hurt that rings a bell but you can’t quite place it, she’s sentational drawing, and our hopes rose. But is inevitable. According to the New York is directed at the wealthy. In many cases it’s the current Secretary of Education. And she, her jaw was locked in an icy and inscrutable Times, two women drove their glistening not their fault they’re wealthy. Their wealthy too, suffers like many of us. Police in Hu- smile. . . . When the rejection letter arrived, Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle onto parents were born before them and, in a ron, Ohio, reported that “someone untied a I took it hard as a comment on our son, until the grounds of the Forbidden City and one form of financial gravity, stuff rolls downhill. yacht owned by the [DeVos] family, causing my wife informed me that the woman with of the women added insult to injury by brag- After the estate is settled, voila, they are now the vessel to drift into a dock and incur up the frozen smile had actually been interview- ging about “getting exclusive access to the officially wealthy. But wealth does not mean to $10,000 in damages.” Maybe this has hap- ing us. We were the ones who’d been reject- palace, a notoriously congested tourist site, you live without pain. pened to you. Silly me. DeVos’ yacht is really ed. We consoled ourselves that the school saying she had gone there to ‘run wild’.” And Take the woman from New Jersey, as re- a YACHT. It’s 163 feet long and of course she posted her pictures on social ported in the Washington Post. She and her its estimated value is $40 million. media. But in reality isn’t that exactly what husband, reportedly, belong to an exclusive I can only assume Betsy will sue the wealthy are supposed to do? Be obnox- country club. How do we know it’s exclu- to recover the $10,000. With any ious, flaunt conspicuous wealth, take selfies sive? When I’m told that the initiation fee luck that will assuage her grief. Or and boast on Instagram? is $65,000 to join and the annual dues are she can simply dispense with the The Hermès clutch bags, $40 million $19,000, I pretty much conclude that it’s ex- ‘damaged goods’ and use one of yachts, bribes for education and Mercedes clusive. At the very least I know it excludes the other 9 yachts her family owns. SUVs in the Forbidden City are symbols. me. Although I’m reminded of Groucho We all want the best for our Not of just obnoxious people and obscene Marx who exclaimed “I won’t belong to children and I’m no exception. I wealth but of a world where Greta Thun- any organization that would have me as went to parochial grade school in berg is attacked by an American president, a member”. So there. Anyway, this appar- the 1950s and early ‘60s, and then too many people are homeless, many more ently wealthy couple went to dinner at the public high school. When it came are stateless, we ignore climate change, and club. Mrs. wealthy person carried a $30,000 to our daughter, we looked at all of thousands of children are still in cages along Hermès Kelly clutch which she received as a the school options in the ‘90s and the border. We should try and do more to gift from her husband on her 30th birthday. early-oughts in Connecticut. We change what we can. In “Mirror, Mirror”, a (My wife’s birthday is coming up in May. I ended up considering a Catholic 1967 episode of the original Star Trek tele- hadn't considered a $30,000 purse.) So after elementary school and a non-de- vision series, Captain James T. Kirk reminds a waiter at the posh New Jersey country club nominational private high school. First Officer Spock that change is possible: spilled some red wine on the luxury hand- Public elementary and high schools would wasn’t right for our family, or we for it. It was Kirk tells Spock that “In every revolution bag, the Wealth family “sued for negligence, have been cheaper but a “school as commu- a school for amoral finance people.” there's one man with a vision”, to which demanding that the Alpine Country Club nity” was important to us. We applied, were I hadn’t thought about our '90s ‘process’ Spock replies, “Captain Kirk, I shall consider pay her the eye-popping price of her spoiled interviewed, and accepted. since, that is until last year’s college entrance it.” Perhaps we can do more than consider handbag.” I would recommend she take a George Packer wrote in the Atlantic about cheating scandal with celebrity kids getting it. Let's each, in our own way, find one more different route: Auction or sell the handbag his own experience with today's education into USC (and other elite schools) based ounce (or more) of energy to defend Greta, to someone who likes red wine and can af- reality. “Our son underwent his first school on the tens of thousands of dollars—and in help the homeless, give thought to the state- ford an Hermès Kelly clutch. Of course it interview soon after turning 2. He’d been us- some cases hundreds of thousands—spent less, tackle climate change and get children won’t command $30,000 but, hey, take what ing words for about a year. An admissions on "gaming the system.” The uber-wealthy out of cages. you can get, donate the cash to charity and officer at a private school with brand-new, are now hiring people to game the system write off the difference as a loss on your tax- for them. Pity them, it’s not tax-deductible. beautifully and sustainably constructed art es. Oh, wait. You can’t do that anymore. The and dance studios gave him a piece of pa- And, it turns out, it’s illegal. Who knew? 2017 “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” suspended per and crayons. While she questioned my More than thirty years ago we spent the itemized deduction for personal casual- wife and me about our work, our son drew three weeks in China. When we arrived in ties and theft losses. Bottom line? If you can a yellow circle over a green squiggle. Rather Guangzhou (aka Canton) in 1985, Mao Tse- afford to spend $30,000 on an Hermès Kelly coolly, the admissions officer asked him what Tung had been dead for almost a decade. an independent 501 (c)(3) nonprofit clutch, don’t. Or at least don't whine. it was. “The moon,” he said. He had picked We could actually evaluate his condition for ACTION NETWORK Then there’s poor Betsy DeVos. If the name this moment to render his very first repre- ourselves a couple of weeks later when we spent time in Beijing. Mao was still dead but FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS as we walked through the mausoleum we Gualala Point Arena agreed he looked great. Really. We marched 39144 Ocean Drive 240 Main Street along (with hundreds of very reverent Chi-  Playgroups and Learning Through nese), viewing his preserved and protected Play  PreK at Horicon Elementary body in its glass case. We toured Tiananmen  Arts & Crafts Square (a few years before the massacre),  Teen Group and mentorship walked through the Forbidden City, did a  Parenting Support & Family little shopping and more. There was a clear Counseling  and much more! and accepted or directed respect for the

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Foot-traf- FB ActionNetwork fic is welcomed, reverence is expected—it Call 8845413 for more information certainly was in the 1980s—but change Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 "On The Plain of Snakes" • A Book By Paul Theroux The Top 15 Books (Plus 1) Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi Pick Up One You Missed Recently, the New York Review of Books and the workers’ confinement behind the cally are simply seeking a bribe, but whose “It is books that are a key to the featured three new narratives, all translated border fence was considered essential.” unpredictability makes them especially dan- wide world; if you can't do any- from Spanish, that address the terror grip- A few hundred yards from the U.S. border gerous. ping Mexicans in a way that other brutal, in many Mexican cities are the U.S. com- It is the hardened, pervasive corrup- thing else, read all that you can." horrific crimes — frequent as they may be panies — Oster, BFGoodrich, Honeywell, tion at all levels of government — national Jane Hamilton, (1957-) — have not. Gulfstream — employing that cheap labor, and local — that instills a sort of resigned 1. Living At The Sea Ranch Five years ago, 43 weariness in the citizenry. For example, he by M. Alinder, A. Lunsford, C. Kreyling students studying to "But if there’s one take-away says, “Mexicans spend very little time rail- 2. City Mouse, Country Mouse ing against the U.S. government, because in be schoolteachers van- from Theroux’s sprawling, by Maggie Rudy ished, in what appears their experience, government by its very na- 3. 2020 Northern California Tide Log to be collaboration be- multi-layered On the Plain ture is corrupt, often criminal, and the poor by Pacific Publishers tween drug traffickers of Snakes, it’s that justice for are its victims.” 4. Sunny Loves . . . The California Coast and the government. the average Mexican is in But every so often, an event lights them up by Jeanne Jackson This story of the “dis- in coordinated protest, as with the vanished 5. I Wish I Had A Pet precious short supply." by Maggie Rudy appeared” is one that student teachers. The students were travel- 6. • All That The Rain Promises and More Paul Theroux returns to ing in a caravan of five buses, on their way by David Arora throughout his latest travelogue, a chronicle with starting salaries of four dollars an hour to honor victims of the 1968 Tlatelolco mas- 7. Mendocino CoastThrough Time of his complex and extended trip through and no threat of pesky labor unions. Also on sacre. Local police began by escorting the by Tammy Durston Mexico. the Mexican side are crowds of dentists and caravan, but later attacked it. 8. qh awala As ghastly as the scores of murders that pharmacies offering the retirees of Arizona Many of the students in the buses were by Annette White Parks Theroux recounts are, it is the levantón, the their bridgework and prescriptions at bar- hurt, some were murdered outright, but 9. Indian Horse levitation into thin air of these young men, gain-basement prices. only one bus disappeared entirely with the by Richard Wagamese that has given many Mexicans something Of course, the brutality of the drug trade is students in it. The prevailing theory is that 10. Gentleman in Moscow they can finally grab onto, something con- well documented, fueled in part by the flow the bus was specially outfitted to carry a by Amor Towles 11. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast crete for which they can demand justice. of guns from the U.S. and, more substantial- large quantity of drugs being run by the lo- by Christian Schwarts & Noah Siegel But if there’s one take-away from Ther- ly, the ravenous market for drugs that causes cal mayor/drug lord. 12 There There oux’s sprawling, multi-layered On the Plain them to pour into America. by Tommy Orange of Snakes, it’s that justice for the average Mexico is far more than its northern 13. The Overstory Mexican is in precious short supply. border, described by Theroux as he travels by Richard Powers As we already know, the author is a gifted deeply into the country. It is, for example, 14. The Sea Ranch storyteller, an accessible, easygoing travel the large number of universities and in- by Susan Clark guide. But he offers up much to unpack stitutes of technology, 16 in Mexico City 15. Leadership: In Turbulent Times here: His journey is split into five parts, alone, that produce highly educated grad- by Doris Kearns Goodwin each one taking us deeper into Mexico, and, uates in software development and other Another Book You Might Like* it often feels, deeper into the past. IT and technical fields. He drives from Cape Cod all the way It is ancient spiritual customs and be- *. On The Plain of Snakes A Book by Paul Theroux down the Pacific Coast, determined to tra- liefs mixed in with more recent religion, (See review on this page) verse the border. For those who appreci- the Christianity inflicted by conquerors ated Francisco Cantú’s perspective in The who forced the natives to build churches The one example of functional govern- Line Becomes a River, part one of Snakes, over existing temples and to pay for them, ment that Theroux experiences during his “Borderlands,” offers the more nuanced too. It is the cult of La Santísima Muerte, the journey is that of the Zapatistas, a revolu- "Be Yourself. Everyone counterpoint. Theroux repeatedly traverses skeleton saint who forgives even the mur- tionary group of indigenous campesinos else is taken". the border at different crossings, spending dering cartel members, though they have no that sprang from the jungle in 1994. He de- time with people on both sides, pulling plans to reform. scribes what he observes and learns about Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) back the curtain to reveal what is hiding in It is crowds of protestors shutting down the numerous strongholds of Zapatista gov- plain sight: main roads or picketing government min- ernment scattered throughout Chiapas in “It was here for anyone to discover, and so istries demanding justice. It is isolated and glowing, almost reverential terms. simple. It was as illuminating to me as any impoverished communities where women But, coming as it does at the end of an foreign travel I had taken anywhere in the walk miles to trade the hat they wove that arduous, often dangerous journey, the praise world. In some ways, being so near home morning so they can have their grain milled. seems apt. When government is perpetually and taking less effort, it seemed odder, Theroux is keenly aware of his privileged corrupt, when the police and army are as freighted with greater significance, this wid- status, experiencing “the melancholy of the lawless and savage as the narcos — and are er world…just behind the fence.” voyeuristic traveler…You begin to under- often one and the same — all that regular He reminds us that the border only truly stand how trapped people feel, how hope- citizens have to depend on is each other. started to harden into its current militarized less and beneath notice, how nothing will state in the mid-1990s, cementing firmly in ever change for them, while you the traveler Jennifer Bort Yacovissi’s debut novel, Up the Hill to Home, place after 9/11. NAFTA and the hardened simply skip away.” tells the story of four generations of a family in Washington, DC, from the Civil War to the Great Depression. Jenny is a border go hand-in-hand as villains in this During his journey, he teaches a writing member of PEN/America and the National Book Critics’ narrative, causing Americans to stop visit- class in Mexico City and takes a Spanish Circle, writes a monthly column and reviews regularly for the ing Mexico as casual tourists, and, in the class in Oaxaca, despite his hatred of being Washington Independent Review of Books and the Historical other direction, having “the effect of turn- in a classroom. He talks — or attempts to Novel Society. She owns a small project-management and ing the Mexican side of the border into a talk — to everyone he meets. He has several engineering consulting firm, and enjoys gardening and being on the water. Jenny lives in Crownsville, MD plantation, a stable supply of cheap labor, frightening run-ins with police, who typi-

Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Bob Marley Tribute Concert February 29 at Arena Theater Redwood Coast Featuring Sol Horizon with Tropicali Crew Recreation Center February 6, 2020, marks reggae star Bob mouse in concert halls and festival stages Opens 2020 with Events, Marley’s 75th birthday, and Arena Theater across the USA. After touring in support, Fundraising and More will present a Bob Marley 75th Birthday they collaborated with British Roots Reg- In some ways the Redwood Coast Recre- Tribute Show with Sol Horizon, featuring gae star Pato Banton on the recording of ation Center (RCRC) is one of the best kept local band Tropicali Crew, on Saturday, their second album “Party Revolution,” secrets on the Gualala Ridge. 2020 should February 29, at 8:30pm, which featured Pato on be the year that the center goes mainstream. with doors opening at the title track. In 2017, The RCRC expects to hear soon about 8:00pm. under the production the Proposition 68 Recreation Grant. Many Roots, rock, and and direction of Gram- may remember that this is a $6,500,000 reggae band Sol Ho- my-winning engineer grant that will put in all the infrastructure rizon, Northern Cali- Isha Erskine, the band (road, electricity, solar) and build two pools Point Arena fornia’s premier Bob released their 4th album along with a water catchment system col- 707-882-2281 Marley tribute band, “Under the Sun,” and a lecting rainwater from the locker room roof will return to Arena follow- up remix album and purifying it as well as developing a well. Wed - Sat: 9am - 5pm • Sun: 9am - 1pm Theater by popular de- "Under the Dub" fea- Read on, as you'll see that they're not sim- mand. Featuring Tuff turing dub remix tracks ply waiting to hear. Lion on rhythm guitar, from electronic artists Saturday, February 1st is the day for the Sol Horizon (recently spanning the globe. NorCal Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament. voted, again, Best Reg- Point Arena outfit There will be openings for Beginners as well gae Band in the North Tropicali Crew, featuring as Advanced players. They’ll have some of Bay) will pay tribute to local favorite Jamison Tom’s famous chili, Frannie’s cornbread, the global voice of reg- Hodder with Delwin Bev’s cookies, beer and hot chocolate (with gae music, celebrating G. and musicians from marshmallows). Registration can be done Marley’s life and legacy the Dominican Repub- on the Facebook page for RCRC Disc Golf by performing some lic, will warm the house or through Paypal. Registration is from of his greatest music. with their brand of “posi- 7:30am to 8:30am followed by player talks Sol Horizon seamlessly fuses roots reggae tive, high energy dance music, hip hop with at 8:45am. Then a round of Disc Golf; with rock, funk, hip-hop, and world beats. a Latin flavor,” says the band. Their music lunch; another round of Disc Golf. Noth- Renowned for energetic live performances includes tropical bass, reggae and Reggae- ing could be finer! and powerful lyrical content centering on ton. Tropicali Crew’s latest record, “Here Later in the month they’re hosting a Mar- themes of peace, positivity, community, and Now,” was produced locally by Ian Stin- "In the end we will re- sustainability and the re-vitalizing power of son and Keith Abrams. (Housing for Sol member not the words nature. Horizon is provided by Oz Farm.) of our enemies but the Anchored by former members of Groun- Tickets for the show are $20, available silence of our friends." dation and Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade, at the door, local outlets or online at www. Sol Horizon has shared the stage with leg- arenateater.org, $10 for youth (12 and un- Martin Luther King, Jr. endary acts like Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse, der), available at the door. Arena Thetaer (1929-1968) Anthony B, The Wailers, Morgan Heritage, is at 214 Main Street, Highway One, Point Collie Buddz, Don Carlos, and Eek-a- Arena. ArenaTheater.org. Coastal Hills Community Project di Gras Celebration. That's set for Sunday, Announces Slide Shows February 23rd from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at In February & March Valentines Party and Gifts at The Discovery Gallery the Gualala Community Center! The eve- At The Fort Ross School Friday, February 14 ning will include a Guest Chef dinner pre- The dates for CHCP's Friday night slide pared by Patrick Dougherty with all things show series at Fort Ross School have been What are your plans for Valentine’s Day Maybe you and your sweetie will each New Orleans! There will be a “mask con- announced. Admission is free. February 14th? How about starting it off receive a special Valentine from the Discov- test” (to get you in the mood)—add your by stopping by the Dis- ery Gallery Artists if creativity, feathers, and beads. The prize February 7: "Russian Influence in early covery Gallery and tak- you are one of the win- is an incredible framed photograph of cos- California History: Fort Ross and Beyond", ing in some good art ners. You can’t win if tumed people at the Mardi Gras celebration with Dr. Glenn Farris. and tasty treats from you don’t show up. in Venice last year taken by Tonya Giusso. 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The Discovery Gal- There will also be jambalaya, music, wine February 21: "Slow Road to Chicago: Car- Artists in the Col- lery Artists Collective and beer, beads, and fun. henge, Pie Day, Lost in Kansas and More", lective have something is located at 39140 Tickets for the Mardi Gras celebration with Gretchen and Jim Butler. special planned to Hwy 1, Gualala, in the are $25 before the event and $30 the day of share with you. Sea Cliff Center near the event. You can contact any Board Mem- March 6: "ViVerde – Fifty Shades of Green: The members of the Trinks. For more info ber or purchase tickets at local merchants. Nicaragua!", with Brett Rousseau and Mark Collective have donated thirteen original you can call the Gallery at 884-1900. Volunteers are requested to help serve food, Ogren. pieces of art as door prizes and if you are the The Discovery Gallery Artist Collective is an artists helping with the Mask Contest and, of lucky fourteenth number chosen you will collective comprised of local north coast artists course, clean up. Contact Bev (884-4224) The Fort Ross School is at 30600 Seaview receive a $25.00 gift certificate towards any representing a full variety of art forms. or Richard (884-9712) if you're able and Road, Cazadero, CA 95421. art of your choosing in the Gallery. willing to donate a couple hours

Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland As I sit here staring out the window at the screwed, but I don't choose to believe that. tems, but if you half-fill a metal can that you when that is actually the least desirable of quiet and windless downpour outside, I am I do believe that we need to limit the hu- do recycle, then crush the top closed so that the three choices. I guess getting people contemplating reading the online discus- man population. We have to get a handle on the caps can't come out, they will get melted to change their garbage disposal habits was sion of the Udall-Levinson Plastics Draft. how to live on this planet with the number down and made into another Toyota. easier than trying to turn around the whole The other option is a paper on how the of people already onboard and it seems the Some of you may find this silly—and consumer culture. Wall Street and Madison circular economy tackles climate change. rate of growth may be slowing, at least in so- maybe you are right, but as it has been said, Avenue have taken enormous power and Believe or not, these subjects are of inter- called “advanced” countries, “The Revolution Begins at Home”. I know influence over the living habits of Ameri- est to me. Besides, I have to come up with I don't know if humanity will survive or it is so easy and natural to think that your cans—and the planet. a column soon and I have to actually care not and in the long run I don't really care. individual acts have no practical effect on Nevertheless, positive action is taking about something before I can muster the Somehow I care more about the plant and the condition of the world. Whether you place. TerraCycle is a Trenton, New Jersey- wherewith-all to bang out another column. animal life than I do about humanity. I don't are doing something to enhance the envi- based company that made a name for itself What we do about plastics is a major mean individual humans, most of them are ronment or degrade it, it is easy to imagine by turning hard-to-recycle waste (think question humanity needs to answer. I have all right, but as a spe- The well-known motto that you are having no juice boxes, coffee capsules, plastic gloves written about that issue before and I do cies, we have been very significant effect. That and cigarette filters) into new products. want to keep somewhat current on the poli- destructive, which is “reduce, reuse, recycle” has makes us think that They have launched a new entity called cies and politics of plastics production, use, probably why some had much too much emphasis our transgressions are Loop. Dozens of brands, from Tide to Pan- and disposal. I think everyone should, but people feel a mass ex- on the “recycle” aspect, when so minor that it doesn't tene to Colgate, are partnering with Loop, a I am not naive enough to think that many tinction would be ap- that is actually the least matter. It also discour- global, online shopping platform that uses people give more than a passing thought to propriate. desirable of the three choices. ages us from thinking a closed-loop system for product delivery. the subject. If you are still reading this you The reason I remain about making a posi- Loop, which will ramp beyond its initial have probably already reached your quota an optimist is that it is a tive step because that markets during 2020, provides products to for today. lot more fun. Going around with your head single effort too, doesn't seem to make a dif- consumers in durable containers that can be Would you find it weird if I told you that down is even worse than going around with ference. reused multiple times and is driving compa- the idea of reading about putting together your head in the clouds. That's a tough one to get past, but mass nies to invest in such high-value packaging. climate mitigation with the circular econo- I love the challenge of finding ways to by- movements consist of many, many indi- Though this is an online business model, my excites me? I know, but that's why you pass the system and get what I need without vidual efforts. An obvious example of this Loop plans to move into brick and mortar don't have to write this column. being a mindless consumer. I believe that is voting. It is easy to believe that my single stores. Furthermore, Austin, Denver, New It should seem obvious that one of the I can navigate in and around the consumer vote out of over 100 million cast in a presi- York, and some European cities already have ways to slow climate change is to quit wast- culture while still being much less destruc- dential election is totally meaningless, yet if zero waste grocery stores. ing natural resources. After all, it is our ex- tive of the environment. everyone felt that way and didn't vote, we There is also a movement toward Pro- ploitation of the biosphere that has caused Of course, many of you know the joy of wouldn't have elections. ducer Responsibility Laws that will greatly it's climate to change. Isn't it nice to imag- repurposing something instead of throwing I opted for the circular economy/climate accelerate the reduction in packaging waste. ine that humanity could live off the natural it away or of finding a solution to something change one, but there were no startling rev- Why should consumers be responsible for resources of our planet without destroying that does not require buying anything. As elations there. We simply need to be more something they had no voice in designing, them? frequent readers know, I am a freak for recy- responsible in how we use the natural re- producing or acquiring? Some feel that it will take a mass extinc- cling. I get a kick out of figuring out ways to sources of our planetary home. It is really nice that options are becom- tion of humans to return a balance to nature recycle something that otherwise would get The paper consisted mainly of examples ing available for consumers, but the rubber and that human nature is antithetical to liv- landfilled. of efforts to reduce waste. The well-known hits the road when we each have to make the ing in harmony with Mother Nature. For example, metal bottle caps are too motto “reduce, reuse, recycle” has had much daily, even hourly, decisions about how we If that is true then we are all seriously small to make it through most recycling sys- too much emphasis on the “recycle” aspect, wish to live.

Pg 15 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Point Arena Schools’ Music Program: The Offerings Change, But The Song Remains The Same from Warren Galletti, Point Arena Schools Superintendent Times have changed. Every student from snare drum: "Drums appealed to me because 2nd-12th grade now has the opportunity I like to work with my hands. Sherrill really to experience music as part of their regular makes it fun because he’s knowledgeable. I’ve school day in the Point Arena Schools. learned different motions, strikes, holds, and Jered Sherrill is the schools’ new Music to play many percussion instruments." Director. He teaches how to read music more JS: ­­­­Having the percussion class exist sepa- effectively than any teacher I’ve ever seen and rately from the Band is a way to teach this he’s very passionate about his music program. instrument in a more comprehensive and ef- Sherrill is in his second year for the Dis- ficient manner. We combine with the Band trict, “My primary focus is to excite students prior to concerts to put things together. to be involved in music. Musical training begins in the second grade and progresses 4th — general music program: Emma, through high school band. Ultimately, I hope who plays the recorder in class: "I like the to have a high school concert band with 35- music teacher because he’s funny. He teaches 40 students. At the moment we have 21.” really well and walks us through the steps. Sherrill has taught bands, with a focus on We’ve learned to read the A, B, G, E and D percussion sections, throughout California notes. Maybe next year I’ll play the flute." for the last 25 years. He chose Point Arena because he loves the area and was given the JS: Fourth graders are reading music and chance to build a vertically-aligned, District- playing proficiently on the recorder in an en- wide music program. semble setting. “I’m here for the small-school setting and Point Arena High School Band the challenge to develop a district-wide pro- Tyler Sundstrom, Junior (center, in photo): gram, a first for me,” said Sherrill. "Sherrill has such a good ear—he tells me His music program includes teaching four ‘that’s wrong, that’s wrong’. It a difference bands, a percussion class, a guitar class, experience than before.” and three general music classes — in all, he teaches nine classes to students from the four JS: As Music Teacher, Band is my area of Point Arena schools: PAHS, Arena Elemen- focus. It’s the “academic” offering in the tary, PCCHS, and PCCS. District music program that allows special- “Calibrating my delivery of content for stu- ization and depth of study. It also has the potential to offer a lot of music to as many dents with an age range of nine years, in the support their kids in music. Research shows 5th grade Pre-band: 5th graders, Treyce students who are interested. There’s no up- same day, can give me an instructional whip- that involvement in music is one of the high- Zettler, Aiden McGraw, and Daniel Davila, per limit on membership. lash, but it’s an interesting challenge,” said est predictors of academic success. It’s also learning a new note on their trumpets. Sherrill. another place for a student to thrive in their Jered Sherrill can be contacted “Every well-run music program is made school culture,” said Sherrill. JS: Playing an instrument is a challenge and for any queries or donations at or broken on class scheduling,” said Sherrill. “I don’t expect my students to be music 5th grade is the ideal age to start. The musical [email protected]. “It’s a challenge and a work in progress, but majors or professional musicians,” he said. offering is band for all 5th graders and we’re the school staffs work together to make it “But music teaches so much regard to life hoping to get them hooked. By 5th grade, happen.” skills including promptness, teamwork and they know how to read music and are able to In the last year, he has doubled the size problem solving. We’re learning about life; focus on playing their instruments. of the high school band, developed a first- music is just the medium. Beginning Guitar: Jacqueline Contreras, time percussion class, and reached out to the * * * * * * * Freshman, playing "Greensleeves": I came community and funding sources to double Here are photos and comments by stu- M from Manchester School where there wasn’t the number of instruments. Each student has dent representatives of the program, along a music program. Since I was about nine their own instrument now. with Jered Sherrill’s synopsis of his course years old, I’ve wanted to play an instrument. Sherrill’s originally from Visalia, California. offerings. The photos and descriptions are Next year, I’ll probably take Sherrill’s Percus- He took up percussion in 5th grade and was organized 'clockwise' from upper left. (Jered sion class. a standout player in high school, according Sherrill's comments are indicated (JS). to Scott Deering, Sherrill’s high school band 2nd & 3rd grades: general music program JS: Guitar is the entry level music class in the director. At Fresno State, he played with the Second grade students learning the “Ham- high school for those who’d like to learn mu- majority of the ensembles on campus. He ex- bone” rhythm by clapping and singing "Hush sic but haven’t had the opportunity. celled in musicology, composition, and musi- Little Baby, Don't Say a Word". cal theory research. Pirate Band: The Pirate band playing the He earned a Bachelor’s in Arts in Music JS: With 2nd grade, I’m teaching primarily chromatic scale. Education and a Master of Arts in Percussion “bodily-experiential” relationships to music JS: This is the advanced middle school band. Performance from California State Universi- by listening, moving, and singing through I’m preparing them for entrance into the ty, Fresno under percussion pedagogue Mat- games and activities. In 3rd grade they’re high school band. I’m working on their con- thew Darling. studying written notation, playing simple fidence. They’re learning what band is about D In addition to teaching, Sherrill plays per- pieces on the ukulele, drums, tambourine, and having fun. cussion for the Symphony of the Redwoods, and recorder, along with singing. Most of the Percussion: An advertisement in the public interest and Timpani for the Ukiah Symphony Or- third graders can read the treble clef and have Brandon Huse, Sophomore, paid for by a concerned citizen. chestra. “I’d like to encourage parents to basic rhythm reading down. practicing 16th note timing patterns on a Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 POETRY Continued from Cover Story Blues Rock Guitarist Albert Cummings Opens The 2020 Blues On The Coast Series Concert is at Arena Theater, February 22 . . . . and a greeting card writer. Sarah has a With more than a decade of great Sheryl Crow among many others. The BA in Anthropology from Minnesota State music coming to Arena Theater for the prowess behind his live performance University, Moorhead. She loves to binge Blues on the Coast series, we long-ago led to the release of his second live al- watch British detective shows. She is a peri- transitioned from being interested to bum, “Live at the ’62 Center,” in 2017. natal yoga instructor, and a semi-retired In- now finding an audience highly antici- Recorded in his hometown of Wil- ternational folkdancer. pating just who will be coming to the liamstown, Massachusetts, “Live at the coast. On Saturday, February 22, blues ’62 Center,” showcases an impeccable Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz is supported by The rock guitarist Albert Cummings and his artistry through the album’s sponta- Third Thursday Poetry Group, many anonymous trio open the series for 2020 by heating neity and creative spirit, earning him donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant up the stage with their sizzling blues. the prestigious nomination for a Blues it has received from The James Irvine Foundation. Tickets are available locally at Four- Music Award in the Blues Rock Album Eyed Frog Books, the Sea Trader, Arena category. Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers Market, The Pier Chowder House and The Blues on the Coast at Arena The- he’s clearly charismatic and energetic which Announce Feb. 1 Annual Members Tap Room, Point Arena; and tickets are avail- ater is underwritten by The Pier Chowder explains why he’s shared the bill with mu- Meeting & Board Election able at Twist in Mendocino. The Arena The- House and Tap Room. Come and enjoy the sic legends B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Double The Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, ater Bar and snack stand will be open. fun. Trouble, Susan Tedeschi, Johnny Winter and Inc. (PALKI) will hold its annual Members Cummings is one of the most respected Meeting and Board Member election on players on tour today and his stage show will Saturday, February 1, at 4:00pm in the Fog confirm all that praise. Bluesprint Magazine Know Your Numbers! Signal Building at 45500 Lighthouse Road, stated “A barrage of guitar pyrotechnics that Free Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Screenings In February Point Arena CA 95468. All PALKI mem- calls to mind a grand mix of the styles of past bers are invited to attend. masters like Albert King, Freddie King, Ste- Those of us who have chosen to live in a beautiful place like the coast A total of four Board seats are up for elec- vie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Hendrix.” From understand that living here means anytime help comes our way we take tion, with three incumbents running. In- the start Cummings will cover the spectrum advantage of the opportunity. This month the Mendonoma Health Al- cumbents are Geoffrey Beaty, Glenn Funk from subdued stylings to roadhouse raunch liance is once again offering Blood Pressure and Cholesterol screenings. and Mark Gross. Write-in candidates will and everything in between. And the screenings are free. You can have your Blood Pressure & Cho- be accepted for any or all of the open seats. Backed up by the excellent Warren Grant lesterol checked and learn how to better manage your health. As the saying goes, “knowledge PALKI members have been sent their bal- on drums and the equally accomplished Karl is power" and it’s good to "Know Your Numbers!” lots either electronically or by mail and may Allweier on bass, Cummings—a big man in The screenings will be offered at different locations on seven days between February 5 and vote by proxy or in person by attending jeans and a gimme cap looks like the home February 28: the meeting. Questions can be directed to builder he is—commands the stage and has Day/Date Time Location Mark Hancock, PALKI Executive Director, the perfect voice for singing the blues. And Wednesday, February 5 8:30am to 10:00am S&B Market, Manchester at (707) 882-2777 or MarkH.PALight@ his guitar work sets him apart. On stage Wednesday, February 5 11:00am to 1:00pm Point Arena Senior Lunch gmail.com. Wednesday, February 12 1:30pm to 3:30pm Point Arena High School Friday, February 14 10:30am to 11:30am Food Bank Baptist Church, Gualala South Mendocino Coast Bus Service Sunday, February 23 9:00am to 11:00am Sunday Market, Timber Cove This holiday season, use MTA's #95 bus for airport connections from Tuesday, February 25 11:00am to 1:00pm Senior Lunch, Gualala Point Arena south to Santa Rosa and SFO and return, 7 days a week. Friday, February 28 11:00am to 1:00pm Sundstrum Mall, Gualala Large suitcases? No problem. Info: https://mendocinotransit.org/routes/route-95/ To get more information contact the Mendonoma Health Alliance (707) 412-3176 x 102 Para más información, por favor llame Mendonoma Health Alliance (707) 412-3176 x106

Prescription Take-Back Event At Pt. Arena High School Friday, February 7 The Mendonoma Health Alliance has partnered with Mendocino SafeRx and the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department to create a special Prescription Take-Back event. On Friday, February 7, the Point Arena Pirates Basketball Team will be taking on Laytonville. Come to the game and when you do, bring along any old, unused, out- dated or unwanted prescription medica- tions. They'll be collected outside the Pt. Arena High School Gym from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Then head into the gym and cheer on the Pirates.

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Pg 18 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 "New Kids On The Block: Local Fin Whales Revealed As New Subspecies!" by Mary Jane Schramm, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary The fin whale glided languidly, parting waters off Russia and Japan. Small numbers SURVIVAL IN THE SEA: Whaling to rebuild depleted whale stocks. Each bit the waters with her long, sleek body, its have been found in mid-ocean around the continued in these waters into the 1970s. of new information may move us further pale chevron pattern emblazoned across remote Northern Hawaiian Islands. Unlike Now illegal, nonetheless, other human- toward that goal. her dark back. She rose to breathe, and her blue and humpback whales, many fins do eponymous dorsal fin stood outlined sharply not migrate over long distances; some against the sky. As her head cleared the remain as localized populations year- Mary Jane Schramm surface, the asymmetrical white of her lower round. NOAA Greater Farallones right jaw shone bright. She was oblivious to FIN FORAGERS: Fin whales feed from National Marine Sanctuary the news that scientists had just declared summer through fall in the cool, food-rich [email protected] that she and her cohorts represented a waters off our North American coast, Image Credits: Left: Light jaw patch visible as whale surfaces. newly recognized subspecies of fin whale hoping to bank enough calories to last NOAA-PaulaOlson Right: Chevron visible on back and flanks. NOAA-G-Okge that lived only in the North Pacific. (Well, through the fasts of their winter breeding Bottom: Balaenoptera physalus FinWhaleIllust .NOAA she always knew she was special). Her new season. We know that our West Coast scientific name, Balaenoptera physalus marine sanctuaries, the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank; Monterey Bay On my second swim at and Channel Islands, and Olympic related threats remain: fishing gear Deception Island, the Coast national marine sanctuaries, entanglement, vessel strike, and lack of are among their preferred feeding prey due to overfishing. Ocean noise may water was very clear and grounds. Here they gorge on shrimp- interfere with finding mates, finding food, I was looking at hundreds like krill and masses of schooling fish and other vital communication. Changes of whale bones beneath and squid, engulfing tons of food in ocean temperatures and chemistry may me. It was a graveyard each day. Their unique black-and- pose the greatest threat yet, to an extent from the whaling some white patterned baleen plates along not yet fully understood. Listed in the U.S. time in the 1920s-30s. the upper jaw, combined with their as “Endangered” under the Endangered lower right-hand white jaw patch, Species Act, fins are still recovering. Lewis Pugh (1969 -) may startle fish into confusion, It requires understanding of the life making them easier to capture. parameters and requirements of a species velifera, now included the Latin-based SPEEDSTER-OLDSTERS: Fins are descriptor, “velifera,” or sail-bearing —a the second largest animal on Earth at “Creekside with Whitewater View • Deeded Beach Access” over 85 feet and 80 tons – and likely the Delightful home in Anchor Bay Village offers three bedrooms and three full baths on two tribute to her large, distinctive dorsal fin. living levels. Upstairs features open beamed ceilings throughout, whitewater ocean views THE DNA DISTINCTION: This fastest whales. 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Coastal living at its best in the heart of the banana whales, fin whales breed every two to three the North Pacific, the North Atlantic, and belt. $476,126 the Southern Hemisphere, these scientific years, from November to January in the sleuths analyzed small plugs of tissue the Northern Hemisphere. Gestation lasts 11 Banana Belt Properties size of a pencil eraser and used genetic to 12 months, and they bear a single calf. J. Moloney Scott, Broker #00795487 (707) 884-1109 analysis to confirm that our North Pacific Weaning occurs at six or seven months, but 35505 SO. HWY 1 ANCHOR BAY fins are their own subspecies. Even the the calf remains with mom for another few E-MAIL: [email protected] two Northern Hemisphere populations, months before becoming independent. Atlantic and Pacific, were found to have been genetically distinct for hundreds of thousands of years despite seeming virtually identical in almost every other way.

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790 PORT ROAD (The Cove) IN POINT ARENA Saying Farewell to 2019 and Hello to 2020 by Caitie Steffen On January 1, 2020 I woke up and looked and feel a gamut of emotions. one can keep with them. And the other side always been scared of the full marathon. through all the photos I took throughout When I took my first solo international of the message is to pay attention when you However, I'm done talking myself out of it 2019. It was so nice to be able to look back trip in March of 2019 I felt so many differ- experience something for the first time. Like and now I'm talking myself into it. I can't and remember everything that happened. ent emotions; I was nervous, excited, sad, I said earlier, it doesn't need predict the future, so I don't And I felt a true appreciation for the past lonely, invigorated, curious, happy, elated, to be a big first time. If you re- know if life will throw a curve- year. It motivated me to make 2020 another offended, angry, calm, stressed, satisfied, and ally want to get philosophical, ball. But until something de- great year. It's not even the big moments so much more. I learned that traveling alone every moment is a first time rails my training, I'm going to that resonated the most with me. It was all has its benefits and drawbacks. Ultimately, if since no moment is every truly believe that I will run my first the small moments throughout the year I had to travel alone I would, and I would be the same. But it's more the mo- marathon in 2020. that I had forgotten fine, but if I had my ments where we are faced with We are all familiar with the about. Like remem- choice, I prefer to a choice. Yes, we could resort saying that life is too short. bering when my travel with my boy- to a familiar place or why not It really is true. The future friend came to visit friend. If I hadn't take a risk and try something is unpredictable and things me with his fiancé taken that trip, I completely new. Nothing guar- can happen at any moment before shipping off would never have antees that choosing the new to change the course. I would to boot camp or known this is my experience will leave you happier or lead to personally rather not waste any moment paddle boarding for preference. I would something great, but the action of saying I thinking I have all the time in the world. As the first time with have assumed my am going to make myself uncomfortable so I Ferris Bueller said, "Life moves pretty fast. my dog on the Gua- opinion but would can learn something new is powerful. If you don't stop and look around once in lala River. I want to never truly know. It can also be a fun exercise to proactively a while, you could miss it." Choosing new make sure that 2020 It's scary to step out- think about new experiences that you have experiences forces you to stop and look holds plenty of those first time moments. side your comfort zone. No one likes to feel wanted to try but talked yourself out of do- around. And who knows you may discover It's challenging the older you get to have uncomfortable and we naturally try to get ing. One first time that I have committed to something fantastic. first time moments. You either get comfort- back to that feeling of safety. However, the this year is to run a marathon. I've run in Images: Left: Fushimi Inari Taisha Temple, Kyoto. able in a routine and forget or you begin to more you force yourself to do the unknown, 10k's, half marathons, a 10 miler but have Right: Caitie & Ned on the Gualala River. run out of things that you haven't already the easier it becomes. Opening yourself up to done. However, I don't think it's possible something new, leaves you temporarily vul- to really run out of first times. Even if it's a nerable, but from my experience, I have seen small thing like trying a new food, it is the it have some of the most awesome benefits. act of breaking away from what you know to I always remember that Jim Carrey movie, discover and learn more that helps you ap- Yes Man. It's a silly movie and of course takes preciate the experience. I filled 2019 with the storyline to an extreme, but the underly- lots of first times and appreciated every mo- ing message, to open yourself up to saying ment of them. They helped me grow, learn, yes to new experiences, is one I hope every-

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Pg 20 Lighthouse Peddler, February 2020 Get Out! February’s Music, Poetry, Theater, Films, Art and Events • Saturday 01: 7:30am, NorCal Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament at Ocean Ridge Park, Gualala • Saturday 01: 8:30am, Voter Registration at Gualala Community Center • Saturday 01: 9:55am, “Porgy & Bess”, MET Opera Live, at Arena Theater • Saturday 01: 4:00pm, Annual Members Meet at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 01: 5:00pm, Hand Carvings & Furniture. Opening Recep. at Coast Hwy Art Coll. • Saturday 01: 5:00pm, Fabric & Wood: Beyond Borders, Opening Recep. at Dolphin Gallery • Sunday 02: 7:00pm, Music & Trivia with The Casuals! at Garcia River Casino. • Monday 03: 7:00pm, “The Lady From Shanghai”. Arena Theater Film Club • Tuesday 04: 5:30pm, Spring Begins. Taoist Talk at Gualala Arts • Friday 07: 4:00pm, Prescription Take-Back at Point Arena High School • Friday 07: 5:00pm, “Personal Perception”, Opening Reception at Gualala Arts • Saturday 08: 3:00pm, Rhoda Teplow artist opening at Elk Gallery • Saturday 08: 5:30pm, Full Snow Moon Tour at Point Arena Lighthouse • Sunday 09: 1:00pm, Great Art on Screen: “Gauguin in Tahiti”, at Arena Theater • Monday 10: 7:00pm, “My Favorite Year”. Arena Theater Film Club • Friday 14: 5:00pm, Valentines Party and more at Discovery Gallery, Gualala • Friday 14: 7:30pm, Valentines Day Show, Readers Theater Variety, at Arena Theater • Saturday 15: 8:30am, Voter Registration at Gualala Community Center • Saturday 15: 1:00pm, “All My Sons”, National Theatre Live, at Arena Theater • Saturday 15: 4:00pm, Robin Joy Wellman presents “Siberia”. Lighthouse Lecture Series • Sunday 16: 4:00pm, Andrianov & Illarionov. Chamber Music at Gualala Arts • Tuesday 18: Noon, Voter Registration at Arena Market & Cafe • Tuesday 18: 7:00pm, “Rolling Thunder Revue”. Music on Film Nite, at Arena Theater • Wednesday 19: 9:00am, Greater Farallones NMS Advisory Council Meeting, Bodega Bay • Wednesday 19: 2:15pm, Volunteer Recognition & Member meeting, Gualala Arts • Thursday 20: 7:30pm, Poet Sarah Margaret Ruth Kobrinsky. 3rd Thurs. Poetry, Arena Market • Saturday 22: 6:30pm, “Jazz In The Foyer” at Gualala Arts • Saturday 22: 7:30pm, Blues on the Coast: Albert Cummings, at Arena Theater • Sunday 23: 6:00pm, Mardi Gras Celebration to suport RCRC at Gualala Community Center • Monday 24: 7:00pm, “Ikiru”. Arena Theater Film Club • Friday 28: 6:00pm, “Murder on the Sea Ranch” Mystery Dinner at Gualala Arts • Saturday 29: 9:55am, “Agrippina”, MET Opera Live, at Arena Theater • Saturday 29: 2:00pm, “Murder on the Sea Ranch” Mystery at Gualala Arts • Saturday 29: 8:30pm, “Bob Marley Tribute” w/ Sol Horizon, at Arena Theater

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