ALWAYS FREE Lighthouse Peddler Issue #195 January 2018 (707) 684-1894 www.thelighthousepeddler.net Mad Cow Performance in Point Arena Jazz At 215 Main • January 20 Contrary to news stories from the 1990s, keyboard, Dorothea May on upright bass, and the subject of Mad Cow this month should Gabe Yanez, drums. When Mad Cow shows up, not elicit some human fght or fight response. it is to play! Quite the contrary, it’s a moment to make plans Tis month Mad Cow will be performing to observe Mad at 215 Main Cow in its most in Point Arena dynamic form: Saturday, Janu- Te Men- ary 20, with docino Coast’s music begin- f o r m i d a b l e ning at 8:00pm. quintet of stel- 215 is one of lar performers the Mendono- known as the ma Coast’s per- Mad Cow Jazz fect venues for Quintet. the group. It’s Te Mad in nearby Point Cow Jazz Quin- Arena, and it tet is fronted by ofers an envi- the smooth and sultry vocals of master crooner, ronment that is sought afer by people wanting Charlie Vally, and is backed by local saxophonist to have a more intimate experience with live Harrison Goldberg, along with Dorian May on music. Cont’d on page 16. January Brings Two Blue Moons Reading Is A Passion For Max And One Tour At Point Arena Lighthouse January 31 Special To Te Peddler by Karen Dotson January 2018 will see the frst of two Blue champagne fute is included in the price Max Linhares DeCristoforo is an 11-year- had on the shelves. He knew exactly what Moons that will occur in the year. Double of admission for each participant, which is old boy who could read at a very young age kind of book he was looking for, asked great Blue Moons in a single year only occur 4% $30 per person or $50 for two. Reservations and for whom books have been a comfort questions, and immediately struck me as of the time, so this is a very rare occurrence. must be made at least three days in advance throughout his childhood. A passionate this fun, shiny-bright lightbulb of a person Te frst full moon of January will be a Full of the tour. While the tour is scheduled to reader, he rarely leaves the house without a who truly loved to read with all his heart.” Wolf moon on Monday, coordinate with the full book. So when his parents, Cindy and Lora, It was on Tanksgiving morning that Cin- January 1. Because of moon, weather condi- were trying to think of a Christmas present dy had the idea of fnding a way for Max to the date, the Point Arena tions may preclude lunar for Max who doesn’t long for much, aside become one of the community shareholders Lighthouse will not ofer visibility. Te tours are from the typical interest in video games at Te Frog. Max and his moms have always its customary Full Moon conducted regardless of and who loves to visit the bookstore in their felt an instant comfort and grounding at Night Tour that night. weather conditions, un- home town of Sacramento, Cindy thought Te Frog. So, the idea of having a piece of However, they will ofer less the Lighthouse Staf about one of Max's favor- ownership in the commu- a Full Blue Moon Night deems them to potential- ite bookstores, Four-Eyed nity bookstore would fuel Tour on Wednesday, ly cause safety issues for Frog Books. his passion for books, give January 31 when the sec- the guests. In the event Te family has vaca- him a sense of belonging, ond full moon of the month will rise over the tour is cancelled, guests will receive tioned at Te Sea Ranch and make the best Christ- the Lighthouse. Te Lighthouse gates will a full refund. Te Lighthouse is located at for many years and the mas present ever. open at 6:00pm and the tours will begin 45500 Lighthouse Road in Point Arena. trips always included many Well, some would say around 6:30 p.m. “Tese Night Tours have been extremely visits to Te Frog. Teir there are no coincidences. Te evening will feature a special presen- popular, selling out well in advance many visit last year was for Max’s Several hours later, while at tation about the Light Station, its history times in the last several months,” says Mark birthday. He’d overcome a Tanksgiving gathering and technology, sweet and savory snacks Hancock, Point Arena Lighthouse Execu- some challenges during the at a friend's house in Sac- accompanied by champagne or sparkling tive Director. “We do limit the number of year and his moms asked ramento, Cindy shared her juice, capped of by a guided “Climb to guests to 20 so make your reservations him what he wanted to do idea about Te Frog with the Top” tour of the tallest lighthouse on early!” For more information or to make for his birthday. Disneyland? Six Flags? His the hostess, who replied, “We just happen the West Coast under the rising full moon a reservation, call the Lighthouse at (707) wish was their command. And what Max to have two of the Frog’s community own- – if the weather cooperates, of course!. An 882-2809, ext. 1 at least three days prior to wanted to do more than anything "more ers here.” She then introduced Max and his etched Point Arena Lighthouse souvenir date of the tour. than Disneyland, even!"was to go back moms to Ed Connolly and Karen Dotson to Sea Ranch and go to the Four Eyed Frog who had just arrived from the Sea Ranch. In "Follies" From National Teatre Live Saturday January 13 bookstore. It was on this visit last year that this serendipitous encounter, Max’s moms the family learned that Te Frog had be- shared with Ed and Karen how much Max At Arena Teater in Pt. Arena come a community owned bookstore. loves Te Frog and how important books Rachel Turner, General Manager at the are to him. Touched by Max’s story and his National Teatre Live will once again light Dominic Cooke (Te Comedy of Errors). Frog, vividly remembers Max’s birthday vis- moms’ Christmas gif idea, Ed and Karen of- up the screen at Arena Teater with a bril- Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and it to the bookstore. She shares, “Max imme- fered to transfer some of their shares to the liant performance of Follies, Stephen Sond- Olivier awards, Sondheim's previous work diately made an impression on me; this was young avid book lover. heim's legendary includes A Litle a kid with a mission, and his mission was On December 19th at Four-Eyed Frog musical. It's set for Night Music, Swee- BOOKS! He made a beeline right for our Books this magical holiday story comes Saturday, January 13, ney Todd and Sun- kids section seconds afer the store opened, true as Max become the Frog’s newest and 1:00pm (doors open day in the Park and sat right down to peruse every book we youngest community shareholder! at 12:30pm.) with George. Te **Please note that reviews have been the performance universally stellar. of Follies includes Tickets are $18, $5 strobe lighting. youth (18 and un- Sondheim's leg- der), and are avail- endary musical is able online at www.arenatheater.org. Arena staged by Te National Teater for the frst Teater is at 214 Main Street, Point Arena. time and will be broadcast live to cinemas. Information is available at the theater's web- Seting the scene, it's New York, 1971. site and at (707) 882-3272. Tere's a party on the stage of the Weismann Teatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Tirty years afer their fnal performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about them- selves. Tracie Bennet, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnifcent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and a 21-piece orchestra, it's directed by

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• 215 Main 4 • Litle Green Bean 8 Mad Cow heads to Point Arena's 215 Main, . (Cover, Page 16). • Action Network 10 • Lof, Te 2 Meet Max, A Four-Eyed Frog supporter. (Page 2). • Anchor Bay Store 13 • Mar Vista 6 "Follies" from National Teatre Live at Arena Teater January 13. (Page 2). • Arena Frame 15 • Mateel Community Center 19 Two Blue Moons, one tour, at Pt. Arena Lighthouse, January 31. (Page 2). • Arena Pharmacy 8 • McCann, Peter P.T front cover Te Bolshoi's Romeo & Juliet dances into Arena Teater, January 21. (Page 4). • Arena Tech Center 17 • Mendo Viné 2 A lot going on at 215 Main in January. (Page 4). • Arena Teater 7 • MTA 17 Our annual list of notables from 2017. (Page 4). • Arf Feed and Pet 7 • Ofce Source 16 "Trough Native Eyes", lecture set for Pt. Arena Lighthouse January 20. (Page 5). • B Bryan Preserve 2 • Oz Farm 4 "Tosca" from the MET, January 27. (Page 6). • Banana Belt Properties 9 • Pacifc Coast Herb Company 19 Coast Community Library's Reopening Celebration, January 7. (Page 5). • Bed and Bone 14 • Phillips Insurance 16 Te January Crossword Puzzle answers here. (Page 5). • Cove Cofee 18 • Pier Chowder House & Tap Room 3 Coast Community Library has adult classes. (Page 5 & 6). • Denise Green 11 • Point Arena Light Station 7 Te Moon phases revealed. (Page 6). • Dream Catcher Interiors 15 • RCMS 10 A Chamber Music Conert at Gualala Arts January 21. (Page 7). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 14 • Red Stella 9 "Celebrating the Figure", reception at Dolphin Gallery, January 6. (Page 7). • Garcia River Casino 11 • Redwood Coast Chamber of Com. 8 Some thoughts on New Years (and a party) on the coast. (Page 8). • Gualala Arts 5, back cover • Rollerville Cafe 16 Erin Rodoni at Tird Tursday Poetry, 215 Main, Pt. Arena, January 18. (Page 8). • Gualala Building Supply 8 • Roots 12 Karin Uphof reminds us to "savor the season". (Page 9). • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Sea Trader, Te 13 Surf's Up! Te Surf Scoter is Audubon's bird of the month. (Page 9). • Healing Arts and Massage front cover • Sonoma Clean Power 20 Cathy Riehm ofers thoughtful advice about being, well, thoughtful. (Page 9). • Ignacio Health Insurance 12 • Transformational Bodywork 19 Arena Teater Film Club has three flms for the viewing. (Page 10). • Jaspar Brady 14 • Uneda Eat 12 Johnny Young Band performs at Garcia River Casino, January 12. (Page 10). • KGUA 17 • Village Bootery 19 Te January Sudoku Answer key is here. (Page 12). • KTDE 16 • Wellness On Te Coast 14 "For Te Love of Metal" at Coast Highway Art Collective in Point Arena. (Page 11). • KZYX 18 • Zen House Motorcycles 4 Steve Olif exhibits at Gualala Arts (and reception Feb 2). (Page 11). David Stefen yells Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll! (Page 12). An essay contest concludes with coastal winners. (Page 13 and 17)). Our thanks to January contributors Karen Dostson, Rozann Grunig, Four-Eyed Frog's writer support consultation returns, January 4. (Page 13). Mitch McFarland, Blake More, Paula Ray Power, Cathy Riehm, Mary Jane Schramm, Looking for workshops? Gualala Arts wants to hear from you. (Page 13). David Stefen, Karin Uphof, Jennifer Bort Yacovissi, and DJ Sister Yasmin. "Unbelievable". January's book review by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. (Page 14). Te Top-15 book list is here. Reading is good for you. Really. (Page 14). Read the Peddler Online- Mitch McFarland is thinking about codes. (Page 15). Te January Sudoku Puzzle is here. (Page 15). Its Free & In Full Color! Martin Luther King remembered at local celebration, January 15. (Page 16). "Diving For Abalone". GAC's Myster Dinner coming Feb 2. (Page 16). www.thelighthousepeddler.net Planning sessions for MLK celebration January 3 & 10. (Page 17). Construction and Renovation at Gualala Arts. (Page 17). Te January Crossword Puzzle is here. (Page 18). Issue #195 January 2018 Mary Jane Schramm introduces Ambassador Albatross. (Page 19). Get Out!. Our listing of things to do. (Back cover). Lighthouse Peddler

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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Te Bolshoi Ballet • Romeo & Juliet Notables We Lost in 2017 A New Production On Screen At Arena Teater January 21 "Live your life, do your work, then take Puting images or ideas together in our heart-wrenching tragedy. your hat." (Henry David Toreau). Here are head can work wonders. Children can drool Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director some of those we lost in 2017: in anticipation of ice cream with chocolate of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company's Jan: William Peter Blaty, Writer (89) sauce. I might do the same premiere of his produc- Jan: Eugene Cernan, Astronaut (82) thinking about southern tion with dramatic ur- Jan: Roberta Peters, Musician (86) fried chicken and gravy. gency and a fresh retelling Jan: John Hurt, Actor (77) And then there’s the clas- of Shakespeare's beloved Jan: Mary Tyler Moore, (80) sic connection of roses classic. His brilliant and Jan: Mike Connors, Actor (91) and romance. Talk about detailed adaptation set to Jan: Barbara Hale, Actor (94) anticipation. . . . Now, put Prokofev's romantic and Feb: Irwing Corey, Comedian (102) together a new produc- cinematic score, reignites Feb: Al Jarreau, Musician(76) tion of the Bolshoi Bal- the story of literature's Feb: Norma McCorvey, Activist (69) let and Romeo & Juliet and you’ve found most celebrated star-crossed lovers like no Feb: Larry Coryell, Musician (73) a quintessential pairing. So come to Arena other classical ballet choreographer today. Feb: Bill Paxton, Actor, (61) Teater on January 21 Te music is by Sergei Mar: Robert Osborne, Writer (84) at 2:00pm for a new live Prokofev with choreogra- Mar: Chuck Berry, Musician (90) production (time de- phy by Alexei Ratmansky Mar: Jimmy Breslin, Writer (88) layed) and be immersed afer Marius Petipa. Cast: Apr: Chuck Barris, Television (87) in this classic. (And when Te Bolshoi Principals, Apr: Don Rickles, Comedian (90) you leave the theater you Soloists and Corps de Apr: Jonathan Demme, Director (73) can it of your bucket Ballet. Tickets are $18, $5 May: Dina Merrill, Actor (93) list.) youth (under 18), and are May: Roger Moore, Actor (89) In Verona, Romeo and available online at www. May: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician (89) Juliet fall madly in love while their respec- arenatheater.org or at the door. Te running May: Gregg Allman, Musician (69) tive families, the Montagues and the Capu- time is 150 minutes. May: Frank DeFord, Writer (78) lets, are caught in a biter rivalry ending in Jun: Adam West, Actor (88) Jun: Rosalie Sorrels, Musician (83) Jun: Bill Dana, Comedian (84) January Will Be A Busy Month At 215 Main In Point Arena Jul: George Romero, Director (77) Jul: Martin Landau, Actor (89) Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays Ofer Plenty of Entertainment Jul: John Heard , Actor (71) Jul: Sam Shepard, Writer (73) Point Arena's 215 Main will be busy in from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, followed at 8:00pm Aug: Ara Pasrghian, Coach (94) January with more than a dozen evenings of by an evening of Karaoke. Saturday (13th) Aug: Glen Campbell, Musician (81) entertainment scheduled. And the musical Ellipsis performs beginning at 8:00pm. Aug: Joseph Bologna, Actor (82) performers are guaranteed to be a variety of Tird Tursday poetry takes center stage Aug: Dick Gregory, Comedian (84) local and touring singers and players. on the 18th. (See story on page 8.) Aug: Jerry Lewis, Actor (91) Tango returns to the coast in January for Saturday the 20th, features the Mad Cow Aug: Jay Tomas, Actor (69) a cozy, welcoming milonga (a term for a Sep: Shelley Berman, Comedian (91) place or an event where tango is danced.) Sep: Walter Becker, Musician (67) Te next milonga will be Friday, January 5, Sep: Kate Millet, Writer (82) beginning at 8:00pm. Ely Gilliam provides Sep: Troy Gentry, Musician (50) the mostly traditional music. A $5 entry fee Sep: Harry Dean Stanton, Actor (91) is requested. Sep: Jake LaMota, Athlete (95) Saturday January 6 Buck-Trify performs Sep: Hugh Hefner, Publisher (91) their infectiously eccentric Americana start- Sep: Monty Hall, Television (96) ing at 8:00pm. Buck-Trify (below) kicks Oct: Tom Pety, Singer (66) up a cocktail of the uniquely infused favors Oct: Grady Tate, Musician (85) of Folky-Punky-Bluesy-Swing. Tey prom- Jazz Quintet: Charlie Vally, Dorian May, Har- Oct: Antoine 'Fats' Domino, Musician (89) rison Goldberg, Dorothea May, and Gabe Oct: Dennis Banks, Activist (80) Yanez. Mad Cow ofers classic vocal-oriented Nov: John Hillerman, Actor (84) standards from Te Great American Song- Nov: Liz Smith, Writer (94) book. (Read the cover story for more info.) Nov: Mel Tillis, Musician (85) Anthum plays on Saturday the 27th. Nov: Della Reese, Musician (86) For those who want to strut their own stuf, Nov: David Cassidy, Actor (67) 215 has fve Open Mic nights in January, and Nov: Wayne Cochran, Musician (78) this month that includes January 3, 10, 17, Nov: Jon Hendricks, Musician (96) 24, and 31 (all Wednesdays). Nov: Jim Nabors, Actor (87) Information is at (707) 882-3215. 215 Dec: John Anderson, Politician (95) ise to supply saucy sounds that set your Main is at 215 Main Street, Highway One in Dec: Bruce Brown, Director (80) boots to stompin' and your booty to shakin'. Point Arena, right across the road from Arena Dec: Ed Lee, Politician (65) On the 12th, 215 will host Sarah Earheart Teater. Dec: Rose Marie, Actor (94)

Pg 4 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Isaac Rios, Javier Silva, Patricia Mikelson, Adrian Whitaker Coast Library Adult Classes Lighthouse Lecture "Trough Native Eyes" Set For January 20 Beginning January and February On Saturday, January 20 at 4:00pm Point neighboring tribes and two archaeologists As described (see article on page 6) many Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. Lead Tour on the project. Rios is passionate about of these are college-level DVD courses from Guide Isaac Rios will present “Trough Na- his people being recognized as Stewards Te Great Courses Series and are viewed tive Eyes,” joined by guest of the Land, here on the on the Library's 70 inch video screen. All speakers Javier Silva, Sher- Northern California coast begin in January or February, and all classes wood Valley tribal EPA and inland, and will share are free. Director, and Patricia Mik- the work he has been do- • “Beethoven's Piano Sonatas”: Tis course kelsen and Adrian Whita- ing with other concerned explores all 32 sonatas via hundreds of ker, Far Western Archae- tribal members and orga- excerpts and instructor (PhD) Professor ologists. Tis fascinating, nizations. He will give an Robert Greenberg’s engaging analyses and informative and important indigenous perspective of historical anecdotes. Facilitated by music talk will highlight the on- climate change and the ef- lover, Bob Schwein. Classes meet Turs- going eforts of many Native American fects on the Mendocino coast, and have a days from 10:00am to 11:00am, January 11 tribes to protect their culture, western perspective with two through June 21. history and sacred lands in the archaeologists of the Far West- • “Foundations of Western Civilization face of global warming and cli- ern anthropological research Two”: Tis course surveys 600 years from mate change. group. the Renaissance to the present. Professor Rios is a member of the lo- Te presentation takes place Robert Bucholz, D. Phil shows how we got cal Manchester Band of Pomo in the Fog Signal Building to where we are in the 21st century. Facili- Indians and has been involved Museum. Te Pt. Arena Light- tator, lifelong learner and local community with a climate change research house is at 45500 Lighthouse member, Carol Eastwood. Classes meet project over the past year. He has collabo- Road, Point Arena (95468). More informa- Tursdays from 11:00am to 12:30pm, Jan- rated with tribal representatives from three tion is at (877) 725-4448 uary 11 through May 24. • “Lost Worlds of South America”: Tis Coast Community Library in Point Arena course brings to light the remains of majes- Reopening Celebration Set For January 7 tic civilizations, many completely unknown In late 2016 we learned that the Coast get one that day to check out the latest adult until recent decades. Taught by Professor Community Library in Point Arena fction and non-fction books, along with Edwin Barnhart, PhD and facilitated by reached its fundraising goal to cover the popular young adult and children’s books, Nik Epanchin and Virgil Knoche, both of costs of an earthquake retroft. Tat was DVDs, music CDs and audiobooks. whom have traveled and/ or lived in Peru the good news. Te bad news followed Along with the latest titles at the New and Bolivia. Classes meet Tursdays from some 5 months later when we learned the Book Festival, there will be music by Leslie 1:00pm to 2:30pm, January 11 through library would have to be closed during the and Eric Dahlhof, a children’s craf, deli- March 29. retroft. Happily all of that work has now cious snacks, and a chance to join a free • “Te Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved been completed and the library is once rafe for fabulous gif baskets. A free book Mysteries”: Tis course is taught by well- again open. Tis month we can make it of- bag will be available for every library patron known astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, fcial with, well, a party. who checks out material with their card. PhD of the Hayden Planetarium. Explore Celebrate the earthquake retroft with Mark it on your calendar and come by everything from quantum mechanics to books, music and food! On Sunday, Janu- the library on January 7th for a super Sun- cosmology to string theory in this award ary 7, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Coast day at Coast Community Library. In other winning course. Gary Klein, with a back- Community Library will host a New Book library news: Te library will have a table of ground in basic sciences facilitates this Festival. Have you been waiting in line books and mobile checkout available at the course. Classes meet from 2:45pm to forever for that hot, new book? Te wait Martin Luther King Day celebration, Mon- 4:15pm, January 11 through 25. is over! Over 500 new and popular books day, January 15, at the Gualala Community • “Quilting Essentials: From Design to Col- will be available. Bring your library card or Center. or and Beyond”: Tis course will be taught by Heather Tomas, quilting expert with facilitator Judy Riddle. Classes meet Turs- days from 2:45pm to 4:15pm, February 1 through May 10. • “Te American West: History, Myth and Legacy”: Tis course will be taught by Pro- fessor Patrick N. Allit, PhD., Emory Uni- versity. Facilitator will be Tobias Green. Classes meet Wednesdays 10:00am to 11:30am, January 31 through April 18. • “Te Aging Brain”: Tis course will be taught by Professor Tad Polk PhD., Uni- versity of Michigan, and will be facilitated by Pearl Wats. Classes meet Wednesdays 12:30pm to 2:00pm, January 31 through March 7.

Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 TOSCA: Te MET Opera Live In HD • January 27 Coast Community Library Full Moon Arena Teater Presents Te New Production Pucinni's Classic Opera Adult Learning Classes Rivaling the splendor of Franco Zefre- ni's Tosca, replacing James Levine. Maestro Any of us who’ve gone to school later in lli's set and costumes of the Napoleonic Villaume, who recently conducted Mas- life"picking up a GED, or an associate or era, Sir David McVicar's ravishing new pro- senet's Taïs at the Met, is Music Director bachelor’s degree, or who've done graduate duction of Tosca ofers of the Dallas Opera and work can testify: Learning is an ongoing ex- a splendid backdrop for Music Director and Chief perience, and it shouldn’t stop with or with- Giacomo Puccini's dra- Conductor of the Prague out any of the aforementioned accomplish- matic tragedy, directed by Philharmonia. He made ments. Tat’s why the oferings from the Sir David McVicar. Sonya his Met debut in 2004 Coast Community Library, beginning this January 2 Yoncheva and Vitorio conducting Puccini's Ma- month, are worth your consideration. And Grigolo star as the hero- dama Buterfy, and his you get to do the learning in our newly re- ine Tosca and her lover subsequent performances opened building in Point Arena. New Moon Cavaradossi, with Zeljko with the company have in- On page 5 you'll fnd a quick rundown of Lucic as the villainous cluded Saint-Saëns's Sam- the classes, all of which are part of the “Adult Scarpia. At Arena Teater, son et Dalila, Bizet's Car- Education @ Te Library” program. Most Saturday, January 27. men, Massenet's Manon courses are College-level DVD courses from Sir Bryn Terfel, who and Gounod's Roméo et Te Great Courses Series, and are viewed on was originaly scheduled, Juliete. the Library's 70 inch video screen. All class- has had to withdraw from Arena Teater presents es are free. the Met's new production Giacomo Puccini's To- Information is also avalable from the libra- of Puccini's Tosca as he sca, Live in HD, Saturday, ray at (707) 882-3114 or at www.coastcom- takes enforced rest due to January 27 at 9:55am. munitylibrary.org. January 17 vocal fatigue. "I am extremely disappointed Set and Costume Designs by John Mac- to have to cancel these performances," said farlane; Lighting Designed by David Finn; Sir Bryn. "I was particularly happy to be re- Choreography by Leah turning to the Metropoli- Hausman. Starring Sonya tan Opera with this excit- Yoncheva, Vitorio Grigo- ing new staging, and it is a lo, Zeljko Lucic, Patrick terrible shame not to be a Carfzzi. Runtime: 173 part of it." minutes, 2 intermissions. Emmanuel Villaume Tickets available through will conduct the Met's the Teater's website new production of Pucci- www.arenather.org HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US AT

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Tickets to the concert are $25 talents of many a single model. No formal instruction in advance, plus $5 the day of the concert. familiar names is provided. Afer a series of two-min- arenatheater.org Youth 7 to 17 are free with an adult. Tickets and favorite lo- ute warm up poses the model provides January 2018 can be purchased online at BrownPaper- cal artists. Te two fve-minute poses and some longer Tickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006 reception is ones lasting up to an hour. Artists at- Coming Saturday Feb. 3 8:30 PM or in person at Gualala Arts Center and the free to the pub- tending share the $80 modeling and Blues On The Coast 2018 Dolphin Gallery. lic and appetiz- venue fees. James Armstrong and Band Eighteen-year-old cellist Oliver Herbert ers and wine Typically, group members have al- National Theatre Live is originally from San Francisco, where he will be served ways had a talent for artistic expres- played with the San Francisco Youth Sym- as visitors meet sion, but career paths and “life” have from London phony while participating and placing in nu- the artists. prevented them from devoting time Saturday Jan. 13 1 PM merous prize competitions across the coun- In this exhib- consistently to their interest until re- Follies it, which runs tirement. Case, for example, dropped ▪▪▪ through Sun- by one Wednesday afer moving to the Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema day, January 28, area in 2011 and has been an active par- Sunday Jan. 21 2 PM Case says view- ticipant ever since. Te blend of scen- ers will see how artists choose to depict the ery, small town environment, and an active Romeo & Juliet human body in a variety of techniques and art community make the area irresistible for New Production using a variety of tools. Some draw with her, she said. ▪▪▪ graphite or charcoal, some paint with All artists, Met Opera Live in HD pastels, acrylics, watercolors, or oils regardless of Saturday Jan. 27 9:55 AM try. His most recent competition awards and some are inspired to create sculp- ability or level, Tosca include the frst prize and Pablo Casals prize tures. are invited to ▪▪▪ in the 2015. He currently plays on a 1769 “Te unclothed fgure presents com- participate in Arena Theater Film Club Guadagnini cello that belonged to famous plexities and challenges that can be ap- this open stu- Mondays 7 PM Italian cellist Antonio Janigro, on generous plied to any art form"conveyance of dio exercise. It loan from the Janigro family. With a great texture, proportion, movement, and is a discipline Jan. 8 Beauty and The Beast interest in cello repertoire, Herbert strives emotion, the interplay of light and that especially Jan. 22 City Lights to create innovative programs and to reach shadow. Te artist must quickly make helps begin- Jan. 29 19th Animation Show diverse audiences. decisions about composition, size, and ning artists to of Shows what can be drawn in a limited time improve. Mod- A dynamic performer of multiple genres, 214 Main Street Point Arena bassist William Langlie-Miletich, 19, got his frame. It requires concentration and els rotate and start in music at the age of eight playing the hand-eye coordination,” Case said. new ones are rifs of Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin on Participating artists include Do- always needed. the guitar. Since picking up the double bass rise Ford, Lisa Scola-Prosek, Jack All ages and at the age of 11, Langlie-Miletich has had an O’Rourke, Bruce Jones, Tim McKu- body shapes extensive performance career in classical, sick, Joan Rhine, Lamar VanGunten, Jane are welcome. Te only requirement is that jazz, and many popular genres of music. He Raymond, Elizabeth Lane, Anne Vernon, the models be over the age of 18. Tose in- has soloed with the Seatle Symphony and DeDe Plaisted, Larain Matheson, Becky terested in learning more can email Case at has been a fellow at the Aspen Music Festi- Tompson, Leslie Moody-Cresswell, Eric [email protected]. val and School. He atended Boston Univer- sity’s Tanglewood Institute, was principal double bass of the Seatle Youth Symphony, and was associate principal of the inaugu- ral National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. As a jazz bassist, Langlie-Miletich was recognized in 2014 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’sEssentially Ellington contest as an outstanding bassist. He has performed in the Montreux, Lyon, and Umbria jazz fes- tivals. Admited to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age 16, Langlie- Miletich is the Milton Levy Fellow, and is in his second year of instruction with Harold Robinson and Edgar Meyer.

Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 South Coast Community Trows A New Years Eve Party Marin Poet Erin Rodoni January 18 A Beneft For Community Radio Station KGUA I’m not certain how many people actually First, turning on to Spur Close and the Tird Tursday Poetry at 215 Main walk out their front door these days and ven- home of our friend Marghi (the evening’s ture into the darkness"rural, suburban, met- host), we saw dozens and dozens of cars lin- On Tursday, January 18, at 7:30pm Te doms, “Sometimes the weight/ of a tooth- ropolitan"on New Years Eve. For quite a few ing the road. It was obvious. Te community Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz Reading Se- brush seems too much when I remember/ I years we’ve made a point of not going out on decided that having this local radio station ries at 215 Main in Point Arena will feature must lif it twice a day until I no longer can” December 31st. Even when we lived on the was a good idea, and a worthy cause. And Marin poet Erin Rodoni. Te reading will or “demanding blood/ in exchange for mir- east coast, we never found a compelling rea- stepping inside Marghi’s home I had the begin with live improv jazz and an open acles” Rodoni’s poignant voice lifs readers son to stand in Times Square and freeze just distinct impression no one really gave a . . . mic with jazz improv; the reading will con- toward the unreachable space between rev- to say we were there. Nor was there a sound well, you know, they didn’t really care about clude with more live improv jazz. erie and reality. Te successful blending of rationale for paying a top-gouge price for a celebrating in Times Square, or watching the Erin Rodoni is the author of Body, in form and voice make Body, in Good Light hotel room, or an equally top-gouge price for ball drop, or counting down the seconds. Te Good Light (Sixteen a powerful personal a special New Years Eve dinner. Tat patern community was there for KGUA and really, Rivers Press, 2017) and debut collection"a has not changed in the eleven years we’ve for each other. A Landscape for Loss tender tribute holding lived on the south coast. Until this week. I admit it. I’m biased. As most people know (NFSPS Press, 2017), its subjects “full of the Last night we ventured out of our home, I work for a public radio station and we know which was selected by future, like a leter/ car- drove carefully down Old State Highway and that it’s sometimes uncomfortable talking Tony Barnstone as the ried through war”. (read Highway One to a home in Sea about money, but there is one winner of the 2016 Ste- the full review here: Ranch. Tis was not a bit of last simple reality with local public ra- vens Award sponsored https://tinyurl.com/ minute craziness, but rather a well- dio: If it is allowed to go away, it by the National Fed- erin-rodoni) planned evening with friends and won’t be coming back. Period. eration of State Poetry Erin was born and strangers. Let me explain. So we sampled delicious food Societies. Her poems raised in Point Reyes, About a month ago we received prepared and served by dozens of have been published in CA, and holds a BA an email telling us that a special talented people, enjoyed wonder- Best New Poets 2014, from UC Berkeley and evening was planned and we were ful music from Chris Doering and Colorado Review, Cimarron Review, Te an MFA from San Diego invited. Yes, it was a New Years Eve Tim Mueller, heard Mark Gross’s Adroit Journal, and Verse Daily, among State. She loves travel, but not airplanes, party with all the trimmings. Great delightful introduction of KGUA’s others. She has also been honored with though she still managed to jump out of one food, live music, roaring fre, a selection of li- GM Peggy Berryhill, listened to an im- awards from AWP, Ninth Leter, and Te in New Zealand and willingly board a tiny bations. You can already see how desperate we promptu speech by a lovely woman claiming Montreal International Poetry Prize. one to cartwheel above the Nazca Lines in presumed the hosts were to invite us. Te in- she was the Queen of England…hell, maybe Her most recent book has received Peru. She currently lives in San Rafael, Cali- vitation read “Ring in 2018 with food, drink, she was. And we talked with friends. And we much praise, including these words from fornia, with her husband and two young music, merriment and cheer, friends old and became reacquainted with friends we haven’t Poetry International: Body, in Good Light daughters. new and a very special royal visit." What made seen in awhile. And we made new friends. embraces the body as a traveler. We move the evening even viable for many of us was the And the botom line was the botom line. along with the speaker aboard trains “over ****** schedule: Start at 6:00pm and end at 9:00pm. Hooray for public radio, and hooray for ruptured cobblestones” to the edge of the Get it? Exactly. With the time diference, at Peggy Berryhill and Susan Ruschmeyer, hoo- world yet remain frmly rooted by the per- Tird Tursday Poetry & Jazz is supported by Te the end of our party we could watch the freez- ray to Marghi and hooray to all the volunteers vasive tethers of the body. Te voice Rodo- Tird Tursday Poetry Group, many anonymous ing people pressed into Times Square and be who worked so hard to make the partygoers ni creates empowers these passionately donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it happy we're on the Mendonoma Coast. feel right at home. And hooray to this com- charged poems. Whether whispering wis- has received fom Te James Irvine Foundation. Ten I got to the fne print. Each guest was munity. Let’s not wait a year to celebrate our to be charged $100 per person for the fun. friendships, or our local public radio station. At frst blush it seemed a litle pricey for my Let’s all fnd ways to continue the friend- Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine blood. Afer all, how much could I really eat ships. We are a beter community for each and drink? $20 worth? $30? Stuf myself to and every one who calls the Mendonoma how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. $40? Turns out, that wasn’t the fne print. Te Coast home. Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967) fne print was simple. Tis New Years Eve par- David & Dolly Stefen ty was a beneft for local radio station KGUA. Te Lighthouse Peddler

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Pg 8 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Words on Wellness Animal Care & Welfare by Karin Uphoff By Cathy Riehm January is a month that embodies the and nourish your roots at this time. During When living has become a struggle for to lif or carry your handicapped pet outside true starkness of winter on the coast. While dark cycles our organs organize their own your pet, how do you decide it’s time to eu- several times a day? Are you able to give your it may be sunny, much native foliage, has house keeping by detoxing and rebuilding thanize? kidney-diseased cat sub-cutaneous fuids tucked its juiciness under the soil. Tis nat- damaged tissues. Tis is especially true of I recently made a trip home to visit family twice a week? ural inclination towards vegetative slumber the kidneys, adrenal glands and liver where for Christmas and was asked, by my Mother, Basically, are you able to provide the medi- when the sun draws a low arc vitamins and hormones are if I thought her litle cations and lifestyle across the sky, is an adaptation synthesized. Since there litle kity was ready to be necessary to maintain to rest and repair. It may look vitamin D3 synthesis in winter, put down. Afer being a decent ‘quality of like nothing much is going on bones need to be maintained diagnosed about 6 life’? for the red alder whose skel- with mineral-rich root vegeta- months ago with lym- Animals, as well as eton decorates our river val- bles, mushrooms, broths and phoma, Millicent was people, will give us leys, but this tree uses winter essential faty acids – the same now despondent, un- the signs that living dormancy to keep its house elements that build hormones. able to get up or even has just become too in order. For grasses and leafy trees, there Plant hormones in early-budding trees eat and occasionally difcult. During the is not enough light to make chlorophyll like cherries are genetically programmed would start paddling last few months of my so nutrients like nitrogen, magnesium and to go through chilling temperatures before while leting out a horse’s life, he would phosphate are carried back from the leaves buds burst to life, a guaranteed rejuvenation small howl. It was wake me up kicking into the branches where they're deposited period. Tese plants keep a temperature time. I made the appointment with our Vet the water trough as he dunked his head in it in bark. Proteins are broken down and re- memory by measuring time and tempera- (the very frst Vet clinic I ever worked at over to cool the heat and pain from his growing made and cell membranes are repaired. Ex- ture, working out how cold it's been and for 25, yes 25, years ago), and when we arrived, tumors, despite being on IV pain medication cess sugar is salvaged and shutled to roots how long. Tey keep track of the interac- there was a candle lit next to a sign that ex- twice a day. When he fnally gave me a look for storage in anticipation of the energy tions between certain proteins, waiting for plained ‘someone is saying good-bye to their with the light gone from his eyes and blood needed to burst into life, come spring. a sign that it's time to activate a key gene to beloved pet’, and asked for quiet and respect. dripping from one nostril, I knew he was For thousands of years humans living break dormancy. For humans, we must tune Tis meant everything to me- as a vet- ready to be relieved of his pain. well above the equator have also saved en- into our own energy levels, general health erinary technician, I’ve had to ask cackling Are we doing what’s best for our animals ergy and stored surplus to get through the and feelings readiness to begin new projects and laughing co-workers to simmer down or are we keeping them around because we lean, less productive months. Now modern and larger endeavors. For now, just savor because a pet was being euthanized on the cannot say good-bye? humans can acquire whatever is needed and the season. other side of the door. During these times, stay warm and well-fed through the winter, Karin Uphof is a Master Herbalist and Iridologist, compassion is what you need to receive. but physiologically our bodies are still in Massage Terapist, energy healer, Reiki practitioner and Yoga And compassion is what you should have tune with the natural cycle of light. While Instructor, and co-founder of Mind Body Medicine for Health, for your pet. We’ve all heard the term ‘quality your schedule might be full, it is of great Education & Wellness in Mendocino, California. of life’- try to truly put yourself in your pet’s beneft to take more time for rest and repair Karin's website is htp://rainbowconnection.net. position…. Is this a life you would want to Surfer, Scooter, Diver. be living? On top of that, are you able to be an ef- Surf Scoter fective nurse to your pet? When my horse One of my frst embarrassing moments as are aptly named since they feed in the surf was dying of skin cancer, I had to give him a birder was on a feld trip, shouting to my zone, diving or scooting through the waves. IV pain injections every day. Are you able professor, "Pufns", which turned out to Tey dive six to thirty feet using the inner be Surf Scoters. Both are black ocean birds part of their wings and their feet for swim- with orange bills, but ming. Tey stay down there is a big diference nineteen to thirty-two in size of bird and bill. seconds. Sometimes, an Tese black dots can be entire fock has been seen seen in large numbers of diving under water all at the coast in winter. Tey once. Teir main food is are easily identifed by the mollusks, such as mussels, male's striking white spot clams and periwinkles. on the back of the neck Watching these and and the forehead, and a other scoters head north white eye. Te bill is large in spring is a breath-taking and bright orange, black and white. While experience. I have watched fock afer fock other ducks go into eclipse coloration for racing northward, low over the water, hour winter, male Surf Scoters keep their bright afer hour by the thousands, leaving me in colors year round. awe of the abundance in nature. Te females are brown with white spots on the back of the neck and on the cheeks First published MCAS Te Whistling Swan and the same white eyes as adult males. November 2012. Surf Scoter. Juveniles have brown eyes. Surf Scoters Photo by Ron LeValley • www.LeValleyphoto.com

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

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I’ve been writing for the Lighthouse Ped- from the literary world we lost in 2017 in- with us through the balance of the flm. singer Al Jarreau, jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, dler for years now, yet each month I wonder clude William Peter Blaty, who introduced Comedians we lost in 2017 include Bill southern icon Gregg Allman, jazz drummer what idea, event, or emotion will surface as us to the fctional MacNeil family in Te Ex- Dana, whose alter-ego was the highly po- Grady Tate, diva Roberta Peters, Jon Hen- the stimulus for an essay. Without fail my orcist. Daughter Regan became possessed litically incorrect ‘astronaut’ Jose Jimenez. dricks of the famed Lambert, Hendricks, and mind’s journey almost always touches on the by Satan and Blaty later, along with director Pointing to his space helmet, Milton Berle Ross, Steely Dan's Walter Becker, and Ameri- arts in general, or some specifc musician or William Friedkin, scared the living daylights once asked Dana (in character as Jimenez) cana legend Rosalie Sorrels. Tate, for the re- flmmaker or event. Most months I’m as sur- out of us with the flm. “What is this called, a crash helmet?” Jimenez cord, was one of those unusual drummers prised as anyone by the topic that becomes And then there was Jimmy Breslin, the post- replied in his special accent, “Oh, I hope not”. who put his instrument aside, to become a central to my column. And then, like a gif er-child for writers in New York’s newspaper We also lost the World’s Foremost Au- vocalist. His baritone was a genuine gif to from the mysterious muse, the keys of my world. In his obit, the New York Times said thority, Professor Irwin Corey. To under- the genre. He even delivered on the theme MacBook begin to make noise and a few “With prose that was savagely funny, decep- stand his authority, one really should look song from M*A*S*H, "Suicide Is Painless". hours later I read what I’ve writen. tively simple and poorly imitated, Mr. Breslin for a YouTube video clip. Shelley Berman In addition Glen Campbell died afer a long In January we may be pleased that the old created his own distinct rhythm in the hurly- died this year. He was ofen referred to as a career that found him starting as a studio year is over (this year's old year in particular) burly music of newspapers.” bit of a tortured soul. He probably was but he side-musician (guitarist for hire), before ris- and we’re ready to focus on the year ahead. Actor John Hurt lef us, and I thought about was brilliant. We’ll not see his equal anytime ing to stardom (including television) with However, whatever we thought of the year his career and the wide range of characters he soon. Don Rickles was the delightfully sav- the songs of John Hartford ("Gentle On My just ended, we invariably fnd ourselves look- portrayed. He was as supremely impactful age comedian whose mission was to regularly Mind") and Jimmy Webb ("By Te Time I ing in the rear view mirror. Satchel Paige be- in his central role as John Merrick, the El- insult almost anyone and everyone. And yet Get To Phoenix"). And the icon of Rock ’n’ came almost as famous for one of his quotes ephant Man; and he was also credible in the unlike some who casually brandish insults to- Roll, Chuck Berry fnally proved he was mor- as for his baseball career. He cautioned, flm Contact, in his semi-cameo role as the day, almost no one was tal in 2017, although “Don't look back: Something may be gain- billionaire S. R. Hadden, the character who ofended by Rickles. his music will continue ing on you.” articulated the obvious (and painfully true) John Anderson for decades and gen- Ignoring Paige’s advice, we’re once again frst rule in government spending: “Why was my congressman erations to come. My publishing a list of 60 notable people who build one when you can have two at twice when we lived outside older brother bought died in 2017 and are worth remembering. the price?”. Mary Tyler Moore got her TV Chicago. Although a a copy of “School Day” Our list could easily have been 200, and start as wife Laura Petrie on member of the GOP, in 1957 and I’m sure paring the names was no easy task. (Te the Dick Van Dyke Show. Anderson was refresh- it’s somewhere in my ’60' are on page 4 of this issue.) What However, she became ev- ing, interesting, and collection to this day. follows are thoughts on some of those eryone’s best friend, or the intelligent. He ran for I saw Berry twice. First who made our short list. friend everyone wished president in 1980 frst in 1972, when he was Writer Frank Deford is gone. I loved they had, as Mary Richards, as a republican, and in Chicago for a con- Deford. He hit my radar when he cre- her character on the Mary then as an independent. It was the later can- cert date built on the success of a quirky #1 ated the short-lived National Sports Tyler Moore Show. Set in didacy that led me to support him. When hit titled "My Ding-A-Ling". Te second time Daily. Afer the Daily folded a year and the Twin Cities, the show we had a chance conversation at a campaign was a Connecticut casino show in the late a half later, Deford continued as a com- was sufciently impactful event in Los Angeles that year, it reafrmed 1990s. He was already showing his age but mentator for NPR, and became a prolif- that today there’s a statue of my belief that Anderson was a good choice. he could still take a moment to play his gui- ic writer, including 18 books. About 15 years Moore in downtown Minneapolis. And we He received 6.6% of the popular vote, in- tar while doing his patented 'duckwalk. Don't ago, a dear friend in Connecticut (where lost Sam Shepard, whose rugged good looks cluding mine. And let’s say goodbye to San know what that is? YouTube it. we all then lived) arranged for a meeting and believability on screen made him cred- Francisco Mayor Ed Lee who became an ac- I trust I'm not alone in suggesting that we'll where she graciously introduced me to her ible whether he was in front of the camera, cidental mayor by virtue of the seat lef open miss these people. We may not hold them friend Frank; I was like a teenager meeting behind the camera, or delivering a newly- by the departing Gavin Newsome. No one all in the same regard, but I'll guarantee that his favorite rock star backstage. Composure authored play. Shepard’s brief on-screen ap- really disliked Lee. And surprisingly (to me, someone on this list was a favorite of yours, regained, we talked a bit about his writing pearance early in the flm Te Pelican Brief anyway), in the City of San Francisco, he was too. To all of them I can only quote from style, his books, and the state of sports in is a testimonial to his ability to imbue his the frst Asian-American to hold that ofce. Chuck Berry: "Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll". America. It’s a wonderful memory. Others character into the moment, and then stay Musicians who’ve lef us include the great

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Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Te Winning Essy • by Jose Plascencia, Fort Bragg (age 17) Publishing Consultation For Writers, Aspiring Writers and Readers See Story on Page 17 Te Monthly Event At Four-Eyed Frog Books • January 4 It all started with a bottle of alcohol. I was headed to the store Curious about how to turn your manu- Connie King has loved books and art with a friend after drinking a whole bottle of Bombay together; we script (or the vision of it) into a fnished since joining the fans of Pooh Bear, Babar, stopped to talk to two older men. My friend asked one of the guys book? Four Eyed Frog Books and graphic and Dr. Seuss as a child. Her career be- for a cigarette and he got a rude answer. At that point I jumped in designer & marketer, Connie King, have gan with a children’s book publisher and because I knew they were going to start fghting. The guy’s drugged joined together to ofer month- transitioned to graphic design out friend said he had a knife, and I heard him unstrap it from his ly free publishing consultations for exhibitions and marketing leg. He took two steps and drove the long buck knife through my left and the basics of self-publishing at the Fine Arts Museums of arm. It went in one side and came out the other. I was too drunk to your book. Open to all, it's at San Francisco, consulting with feel anything. the Frog on Tursday, January 4 other Bay Area museums, and It all happened so fast. I was trying to protect myself by putting from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Drop design, writing, and publishing my hands up to my face. My blood came spilling out like a waterfall. in to discuss your specifc work for North Bay businesses and I didn’t know how bad it was or how to help myself. I was mesmer- with Connie, and questions are writers. Her book design and ized because I could feel the warm blood running down my fngers welcomed! publishing services for local au- as I pushed the piece of meat that was dangling down from my arm Writing may be the hard part, thors include Rim of the World back into place. I needed help right away, so I ran home with my arm but geting published may prove even hard- by Robert Scarola, Mapping the Sea Ranch sliced open. I was panicked; my body was trembling and my head er. You have that manuscript in hand (or by Phil Graf, Wild Solitude by Lorraine was somewhere else, but the blood just kept pouring out. the vision of it!) … now what? Join Connie Lipani, and Te Hap- When I got home I found my mom, her boyfriend and my sisters. King in this conversational talk on Te Art py Book by the 2nd Everyone was screaming and yelling because there was blood every- of Self-Publishing, and how to turn those and 3rd grade class at where. My whole body felt tingly because blood thins out and fows great ideas and literary prose into a fnished Horicon Elementary faster when you drink. book. Topics include keys to understand- school. Come to Four- On the way to the hospital I was fading in and out of conscious- ing print-on-demand publishing, fle prep Eyed Frog Books, a ness. At the hospital, the nurse took one look at my arm and knew for production, the importance of good Community Owned that I needed to be fown to a hospital in Sacramento. They weren’t editing and design, how to acquire ISBNs/ Bookstore, 39138 trained to handle this severe of a wound. I was really scared because copyrights/LCCNs, choosing a printer, Ocean Drive (Cypress they said I needed microscopic surgery. They started cleaning and e-books or print, distribution, seller com- Village), PO Box 1122, Gualala, CA 95445. pulling at the fesh that was dangling from my arm. That’s when it missions, and marketing " the basic 101 of (707) 884-1333, www.foureyedfrog.com. hurt the most. self-publishing. After that, they gave me some drugs for the pain and laid me fat on a gurney. They cut off all my clothes and started inspecting every WANTED: New Workshop Ideas & Leaders At Gualala Arts part of my body for more wounds. I felt really embarrassed, frozen and powerless. I was in surgery for ten hours. The cut ran from my Do you have a new idea for a workshop, events happen. palm all the way up to my elbow. It took three weeks for it to fully group, or class that you would like to see Te process for submiting a workshop close. in the community? Are you looking for a proposal has been streamlined and is easy. If I had been sober it would have ended differently. Being in- venue to hold a weekly fun night out like Instructors establish their own workshop toxicated can lead to death or life in prison for hurting someone and a “Paint and Sip” or Mandela coloring, or fees which are split with the Arts Center" not even realizing it, like what happened to John Mendoza. I never poetry and writing workshop"or anything instructors receive 75 percent and Gualala wanted my mom to see me in so much pain. She was so worried; else that might get moms, youngsters, or Arts receives 25 percent, which goes toward she was crying about what happened. It is mentally exhausting to dads out of the house and into the arts? the expense of maintaining the classroom know that what happened was my fault for drinking a bottle. I love Gualala Arts Center is looking for dy- space. Minimum and maximum numbers of my mom with my whole heart. She is the strongest woman I know. namic new workshop ideas and leaders. students are decided by the instructors, as I put her through so much worry and pain in the past few years, be- Call Kendra Stillman at 707-884-1138 if are the hours, days, etc., as the Arts Center cause I have been incarcerated several times for fghting. The most you would like to schedule a workshop calendar allows. Visit GualalaArts.org for painful part for me is watching my mom suffer. No one ever warned or volunteer with the planning group that more information or to download forms or me about much, so I learned the hard way, through what happened brainstorms ideas and helps make these call 707-884-1138. to me with my friends. Taking things for granted is not an option for me because I know how much my mom really loves me. When the phone rings it makes her jump, because she doesn’t know if something has happened to me. For that reason, I try my best to stay out of trouble. She doesn’t deserve all the pain I’ve given her. Another important lesson I learned is that the people who you drink and do drugs with won’t reach out with their hearts and treat you right when you really need it. The friend I was with when I got stabbed told me, “Everything will be all right. Don’t call the cops,” when blood was spilling from my arm. Everything was not all right! Looking forward in life makes me think about the whole situation. I want to evolve to be a better, stronger person and hang out with people who do care and will be there to help when I need them. Hopefully, my story can help other young people step back and ana- lyze what they are doing to themselves and to others when they drink alcohol.

Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Te Local Top-15 Books Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History Early Winter 2018 A book by Katy Tur, Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi “A room without books is like a body In life, timing is everything, for good or story that we just fnished living through " but I would never kill them.” without a soul.” Cicero (106bc-43bc) ill. (“If I hadn’t decided to turn right at the at least from our view in front of the stage. As usual, Trump’s press corps is corralled 1. Tidelog 2018: Northern California corner just then, I never would have [met my She slingshots back and forth between ac- together behind barricades, as Tur observes, Tidelog soulmate] [been hit by that dump truck].”) counts from the long campaign (“May 23, “caged in the center of the arena like a mod- 2. All Tat Te Rain Promises and More: A Tur was a young NBC foreign correspon- 2015: 535 Days Until Election Day”) to the ern-day Roman Colosseum.” She notes the Hip Pocket Guide To Western Mushrooms dent living the life in London and spending minute-by-minute ticking clock of Election poinsetias, the wreaths, the holiday sweat- by David Arora romantic weekends in Paris, when a quick Day itself. Te stomach-clenching suspense ers, “and the crowd is cheering about the idea 3. Shaping the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast trip back to the States just happened to coin- is unexpected. of killing journalists…[T]o the lady who by Tomas Cochrane cide with NBC’s decision to put someone on Along the way, she flls in the backstory of curled my hair in the bathroom, who is now 4. Qh awala.li:“Water running down place” Donald Trump’s improbable (“ridiculous,” somewhere in the crowd that is laughing at by Annete White-Parks 5. All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling To- “hilarious”) presidential campaign. "Tur takes an inspired approach to the idea of Trump killing me: Tanks, my ward Enlightenment And Te Perfect Ride Learning she was about to be tapped to telling a story that we just fnished hair looks great.” by Jaimal Togis follow him full-time, she called a veteran of living through—at least from our Tur proved her metle during a long and 6. Manhatan Beach earlier campaigns for advice. He told her to painful campaign, surviving that and much by Jennifer Egan accept. “If you hate it, at least it will be short.” view in front of the stage." more " not the least of which was Trump’s 7. Origin Sure, it was funny at the time. grabbing her by the shoulders and kissing by Dan Brown Trump’s bizarre love-hate relationship her from-birth training as a newshound and her, apparently because he liked her relatively 8. News Of Te World with Tur reared its head at the frst campaign pulls the curtain back on the less-than-glam- sofball coverage of him moments before on by Paulete Jiles event she covered, just two weeks afer his orous life of a press-corps journalist. “Morning Joe. 9. Devotions: Te Selected Poems Of Mary entry into the race. In the rain in a donor’s For those who still experience the election Oliver Unbelievable. by Mary Oliver back yard in Bedford, New Hampshire, she of 2016 as a raw, open wound, Tur’s intimate 10. Leonardo Da Vinci was startled to hear him call her out, mid- recounting may need to be read through Jennifer Bort Yacovissi’s debut novel, Up the Hill to by Walter Isaacson speech, with a telling complaint, “I splayed fngers. Te rest of us just Home, tells the story of four generations of a family in 11. H Is For Hawk mean, Katy hasn’t even looked up want video of the drunk Trump Washington, DC, between the Civil War and the Great by Helen MacDonald once at me.” press corps’ early-morning elec- Depression. • Jennifer's website is: 12. Te Hidden Life Of Trees htp://www.jbyacovissi.com Tur covered Trump longer than tion-day plane ride, with CNN’s Tis review originally appeared in the by Peter Wohlleben any other reporter, despite never Jeremy Diamond atempting to Washington Independent Review of Books. 13. Hall of Femmes: Barbara Staufacher having done political reportage sled in the aisle during take-of, and Solomon; I Broke All the Rules before; without wanting to, she be- Jim Acosta and Tur taking selfes by Barbara Staufacher Solomon came part of the story she was cov- with a passed-out Mark Halperin. 14. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ering. By not backing down in the Te author’s storytelling is earthy 15. Mendonoma Sightings Troughout/Year face of personal atacks from her and accessible, and " as in the by Jeanne Jackson & Craig Tooley assigned candidate, or from the re- chapter, “Pop the Trunk. I’m Going sulting death threats from his followers, she to Run for It,” about dragging a couch-sized Te Lighthouse Peddler is pleased to bring our earned the respect of her colleagues, her own suitcase a mile through the snow to LaGuar- readers a list of the most popular books being picked hashtag (#ImwithTur), and equal footing dia to beg her way onto an already-closed up and read by locals and visitors alike. Our thanks to Four-Eyed Frog Books. with her hero, Andrea Mitchell, as one of the fight to Iowa " helps us to laugh through indomitable “road warriors” of the campaign. some of the otherwise truly chilling episodes Plus, unlike most of the seasoned politi- she recounts of Trump’s whipping up his cal reporters she found herself among, Tur, crowds against the “lying, disgusting” media, living as she was on a steady diet of packed which ofen included his pointing out “back and screaming Trump rallies across the U.S., there…litle Katy.” never discounted the candidate’s chances of In one telling episode, at a rally just days be- winning. fore Christmas in 2015, Tur spends a lovely, Tur takes an inspired approach to telling a impromptu half-hour in the ladies room with a hair dresser and Trump supporter who of- fers to help her get her hair TV-ready. During the rally, Trump ruminates on the idea that Vladimir Putin kills reporters, and considers whether he might do the same. “I hate them,

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Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland Tere is a phrase that I have been thinking very modest 1200 sq. f. home will cost near- Upper Archaic Periods that bring us up to the less than signifcant”, what follows are 3 pages about a lot lately. It goes like this: Just be- ly half a million dollars. Te 6” foundations Emergent Period that extends to 1870. Re- of mitigation measures all of which require cause something is a good idea doesn't mean need to be torn out and replaced with 8” cords show that Elijah Beebe laid claim to the the services of a professional archeologist you should always do it. Tink about that foundations despite the lack of any evidence subject parcel in the 1870's. Seven diferent (surprise, surprise!). for a moment. We are taught that good ideas that foundations were failing. Te list goes maps and drawings through the years show Te American Heritage Dictionary defnes lead to good outcomes. While generally this on and on. All these new rules were imple- that the house existed and in 1978 Edria Van archeology as “the scientifc study of historic is true, it is not an imperative. mented to increase the safety of home dwell- Horn died there. By 1986 the house was torn or prehistoric peoples and their cultures”. If One area where this is abundantly clear to ers. What it ignores is that people can't af- down. that includes Edria Van Horn, there are prob- me is with our modern scheme of building ford to own a home, so who cares how much By the time we reach page 19 we learn that ably some of her relatives still around that requirements. Most people realize that our safer new homes might be when people have “No evidence of prehistoric use was discov- could fll in the missing gaps for future arche- current regimen of rules and regulations en- to live in an RV at Walmart? ered in the surveyed area.” Phew. Done deal. ologists. countered by anyone seeking a building per- Tere is an example of the frustration that Let's have that permit now! Please recall “No evidence of prehistoric mit makes the creation of reasonable priced faces potential home owners right here on the Whoa tiger, state law says that anything use was discovered in the surveyed area.” housing impossible. Even politicians at all coast. A young couple have purchased a lot over 50 years old is of archeological signif- Te Kashia Pomos were consulted and afer levels concede that this is true, yet the only in Point Arena on which they hope to build cance. Tat means my Bazooka Joe bubble a mere drive-by, then laid no claim to its his- solution that occurs to them is to subsidize a home. Tey are of moderate means and gum wrapper from 1963 is an archeological torical signifcance, given, as the report states, housing or force developers to lose money have a simple, basic artifact! Excuse me a “the location is far from a reliable source of on some units in order to be able to proft of home designed. Prior "What [the rules] ignore is that moment while I check water, lacked protection from prevailing some others. to purchasing their lot people can't afford to own a eBay for it's value. winds ..., and has few resources to atract use.” Part of the difculty in fnding a solu- they approached the home, so who cares how much Afer “an intensive Government intrusion into peoples'' per- tion is that no one feels responsible for the City of Point Arena and complete pedes- sonal lives has created a hostility toward gov- problem that everyone knows exists. Every and inquired about safer new homes might be trian feld survey” us- ernment that fueled the Trump ascension to rule and regulation is promulgated with the the process of build- when people have to live in an ing 5 meter spacing power. He leveraged that resentment when best of intentions by well-meaning people. ing a home. Tey were RV at Walmart?" and shovel probes up he claimed that he would cut regulations. Tis is done in diferent rooms by diferent met with all smiles to 20 cm deep placed Of course, voters were concerned about the agencies at diferent times for diferent rea- and encouragement from city government at 3 m intervals re- ability for them to conduct their own lives, sons, but the sum total is a maze of relevant and were told that their project was exactly vealed the following: a portion of a well cas- but the rules Trump was really talking about and irrelevant requirements that can only be what should be on their lot. What they were ing, some chunks concrete, some wrought eliminating are the ones that protect the en- navigated with large amounts of cash. Tis is not told is that they were entering a night- nails, and some broken glass. Te exciting vironment and rein in the Wall Street power what I call the end of afordability. mare of bureaucratic resistance. discovery was of the garbage dump from the brokers . Tose who have followed the rebuilding Te length of this column doesn't come former owners. A garbage dump is called Ask any politician what can be done about of the Wildfower Motel have witnessed the close to providing the space needed to fully “a historic refuse concentration” in archeo- the current situation and they will tell you patience and perseverance of the owners detail the hassles they have encountered. speak. their hands are tied . Tat is not an accept- as they have been dealt numerous blows in Let's just look at one agency (of nearly a doz- Tese “signifcant deposits... may qualify as able answer. It seems they would rather have their efort to bring a moderately priced mo- en) that they have dealt with: the require- historical resources” so hold your hat permit a housing crisis than buck the system. Te tel to Point Arena. Tis project surely will ment to have an archeological review. seekers you are about to spend a bunch more Point Arena city council and Board of Supes cost far more to complete than the owners I read the 23 page report and my hands money. could start by asking the state to review the must have contemplated at the beginning, so were sweating by the time I fnished. Despite the fact that “CEQA requires the law stating that 50 year old bubble gum wrap- I don't see how they will be able to provide Afer 5 pages of cut-and-paste background Lead Agency to impose mitigation measures pers are “historically signifcant”. moderately priced units. we begin the report at 11,000 B.C. Yes, it is to reduce adverse impacts to a level that is A building contractor in Santa Rosa has important to know what was going on here writen about how rebuilding from the fre in 13 centuries ago in order to decide if some- THE JANUARY SUDOKU by Margie E. Burke Santa Rosa will likely cost around $400/sq. one can build a house today. Tere are whole f. given today's building codes. Tat means a separate sections on the Lower, Middle, and

Pg 15 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration "Diving for Abalone, A Steven Oakwood Mystery" February 2 and 3. Set For Gualala Community Center January 15 Popular Mystery Teater Returns to Guaslala Arts by DJ Sister Yasmin Te opposite of poverty is justice. Te Rev. communities and the world, including pro- It’s another mystery on the coast for taposes the Gualala Arts’ Art in the Red- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life tection of our environment and planet for retired Los Angeles detective Steven Oak- woods festival with the coast abalone sea- to creative activism, while preaching against the survival for future generations. We in- wood to solve with the help of his Arts son and includes a ghost who may or may the evils of Poverty, Racism, and Militarism. vite everyone to join us for this day of hon- Center audience in the Arts Center Te- not have commited the presented crime He raised the collective consciousness of oring and respecting Dr. King, each other ater mystery dinner – or crimes. As the our nation and the world with his non-vio- and our fragile planet. All ages are welcome production Diving story and evening lent campaigns for Voting Rights, racial and at this community event; we will celebrate for Abalone, A Ste- (and meal) progress- social justice, and the the richness and di- ven Oakwood Mys- es with four scenes rights of all people to versity of our area and tery. Te mystery and four courses, it live in peace with dig- our communities. Join will be presented is up to the audience nity, respect, and hu- us from 11:00am to Friday, February 2 to try to unravel the man rights. His goals 2:00pm at Te Gua- at 7:00pm, and dur- string of events that included racial and eco- lala Community Cen- ing a matinee on leads to an ominous nomic equality, Univer- ter and enjoy Music Saturday, February end. sal Healthcare, aford- by Sita Milchev with 3 at 2:00pm at Coleman Hall & Elaine Ja- Te play happens in four acts. Te dinner able housing, decent Don Krieger, Chris cob Foyer. Tickets are $50 in advance, plus is in four courses. In between scenes, din- jobs, free education, many of the issues that Skyhawk, Michael Tomas and Fide Mata $10 afer Friday, January 26. Reservations ner courses are served and while enjoying we work toward today. He was about to lead playing Music of the Andes, Poetry by Sal required by January 26. Matinee $20 in ad- a wonderful meal prepared by Gualala Arts’ the Poor Peoples March for Jobs and Justice Martinez, Janet DeBar, and Kit Bliss-Jones, vance, plus $5 day of event. Culinary Guild, each table of diners dis- when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, Art by local students, a Group Sing-Along In its third year at Gualala Arts Center, cusses motives and perpetrators and tries to almost 50 years ago. He was a visionary of Freedom Songs, delicious food and a this popular evening of interactive live solve the mystery and win the prize! leader with a message of love, whose mis- Birthday Cake for Dr. Martin Luther King, theater sees the Carter says the fun for him lies in the au- sion continues to inspire and give us hope Dance and much more. Special Guest return of some dience’s reactions and real-time feedback for a beter and more just nation and world. Speakers will be Peggy Berryhill of KGUA of our favorite about the story. “I really get a kick out of On Monday, January 15 at the Gualala Radio, Chris McManus and Trish Ross of Steven Oakwood that!” Community Center we will celebrate Dr. MOMS, and Chris Skyhawk, Candidate for characters as well Some of Carter’s characters in this year’s King, the Black Freedom Struggles and the 5th District Supervisor. Community groups as lots of new people, says writer and cre- mystery dinner are drawn from an award Civil Rights Movements of the past and will provide information tables, and an art- ator, local playwright Dennis Carter, of Te winning play he wrote in 2006. Tat play those of today, which include Workers’ ful Kids Table will be available for children. Sea Ranch. Sea Ranch thespian Karen Ser- was featured in a six-week run at the Santa Rights, Immigrant Rights, Native American Please bring a non-perishable food item for ratoni is back to direct. Cruz Actors Teater Eight Tens @ Eight Rights, and the right of all people to a peace- our local food banks. More information is at Carter has created a plot line that jux- festival that year. ful coexistence with our neighbors in our 707-884-4703.

MLK Info On Local Radio In January MAD COW fom cover page. 7th: 10:00am KTDE 100.5fm 8th: 9:00am on KGUA, 88.3fm For those who haven’t been there yet, 8th: 1:00pm on KGUA, 88.3fm 215 Main holds 60 or so people, with the audience wrapped three-quarters of the 10th: 6:00pm, on KTDE, 100.5fm way around the performers. Seating in- 15th: 1:00pm, on KZYX, 90.7fm clude two-tops, four-tops, and a few high top tables along the perimeter of the room. Plus, you can always choose to sit at the bar. No mater where you sit, you’re never 39150 Ocean Drive, Suite 2 more than 20 or 30 feet from the perform- in Gualala ers. Whether you are siting stage-side or at the bar, the music needs no Marshall amps PRINT • SCAN • FAX • EMAIL to reach your ears. At 215 Main the music Business Cards • Building Plans will fnd you, easily. Postcards • Flyers • Posters Te Mad Cow Jazz Quintet repertoire Signage • Secretarial Services emphasizes timeless classic jazz standards Office Supplies • Tech Accessories from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Harry Connick Jr., ph 707.884.9640 and iconic Brazilian composer, Antonio fax 707.885.0191 Carlos Jobim. Go ahead. Leave the coast. offi[email protected] But only while you’re inside 215. When the music stops, the coast highway will be ready BUSINESS HOURS to guide you home. Come early for some Monday • Tuesday • Thursday • Friday good food, or a glass of wine or beer or cof- 10am-5pm fee, and make it an evening. CLOSED Wednesdays & Weekends

Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Essay Contest Winners Announced Planning Sessions for MLK Celebration Call For Volunteers And Donations Point Arena Writer Is Runner-Up Meet January 3 and 10 Seventeen-year-old Fort Bragg resident, projects for the past seven years. Tis month will mark Dr. King's 89th Jose Plascencia was selected top winner of Both editions of the book, as well as the birthday. Te 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Lu- an essay contest based on the graphic novel, essay contest winning submissions and ther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration will INSIDE/OUTSIDE . . . Your Choice, A blogs by Mendoza are available on line at be held on King's birthday, the U.S. legal Leter fom Prison, Sponsored by Heroes www.inside-outside.me. Free copies may be holiday, Monday, January 15 at the Gualala for Youth and the Delinquency Prevention obtained at the CASA ofce, 340 N. Main. Community Center. Commission of Mendocino County, in all, St., in Ukiah. A group of local (and dedicated) peace eight winners were selected from dozens of Plascencia, the contest winner, was activists are in the process of planning and entries. thrilled to hear that he won and when asked organizing this all-inclusive community INSIDE/OUTSIDE . . . Your Choice, what he was going to do with his cash prize, event, and perhaps most importantly all A Leter fom Prison, was writen by for- now in the Savings Bank, said, “I’m going to members of our community are invited to mer Ukiah resident John Mendoza as a save the money and add to it. I’d like to buy joint project of the County Delinquency a car one day.” Here is a list of the winners: Prevention Commission and Heroes for Youth/CASA (Court Appointed Special 1st Place: Jose Plascencia Advocates) of Mendocino and Lake Coun- 2nd Place: Fabian D. Rodriguez ties. 3rd Place: Katelyn Sierra Mendoza, now serving his twelfh year 4th Place: Hope Keaton Honorable mention: Bangyang Qiu, of a 15-year to life sentence in state prison, participate and atend. All should feel wel- Evelyn Sanchez, Chuah Seong Hong, and We must learn to live together as wanted to give something to community come including students, teachers, artists, Naomi Brown. brothers or perish together as youth by sharing his story with them about poets, dancers, singers; all people of all ages fools. the consequences of making poor choices “Tese essays stood out due to their unique and cultures who wish to join in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) in life, as he had. Te book, published in style, fresh point of view, well-organized love, justice and peace inspired by the life of English and Spanish editions, was illus- presentation, and most importantly, ‘real- Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King's mission, trated by local artist, Tobin Keller and dis- ness’”, said Schuyler Marcier, coordinator of life and work resonates greatly today as we tributed for free locally and throughout the the contest. Te Commission and Heroes face the challenges of our fractured world. state, courtesy of funding by the District for Youth thank All-in-One Towing for the All are invited to the fnal planning meet- Atorney’s ofce, the Commission, and cash prize, the Mendocino Book Co. for the ings Wednesday, January 3 at 5:30pm and community members of Heroes for Youth. gif certifcates and contest display, and the Wednesday, January 10, at 5:00pm at the Heroes has been producing youth-serving Arbor Youth Resource Center for adminis- Sundstrom Mall, next to Gualala Super tering the contest. Market. Information is available at (707) 884-4703. A separate article is on page 16 of this issue of the Lighthouse Peddler. Construction & Renovation Will Limit Events At Gualala Arts in January Events will be light at Gualala Arts Center this process and look forward to your visit to through about the second week of January the Arts Center in the New Year where you due to construction and renovation project, will enjoy completely redesigned and up- but the doors remain open and any sched- dated restrooms, beautiful new wood foor- uled classes, workshops and meetings will go ing in the Burnet Gallery, slate fooring in on as scheduled. the conference room and new carpeting on While there will be no the stairwell,” said Execu- exhibits at the Arts Center tive Director David “Sus” in January, the Dolphin Susalla. “Gualala Arts Gallery in downtown Gua- thanks the community lala presents a wonderful and generous sponsors exhibit “Celebrating the and donors who continue Figure” with works by the to make these projects Gualala Arts Life Draw- possible by investing dol- ing Group, opening with lars, time, and physical la- a reception on Saturday, Jan. 6, 5 to 7 p.m. bor into our beautiful facility so that we can Participating artists include Dorise Ford, remain a beautiful beacon to the arts on the Lisa Scola-Prosek, Jack O’Rourke, Bruce coast.” Jones, Tim McKusick, Joan Rhine, Lamar Although 2017 has passed, it is never too VanGunten, Jane Raymond, Elizabeth Lane, late to make a donation to Gualala Arts or to Anne Vernon, DeDe Plaisted, Larain Mathe- sponsor one of the Gualala Arts’ many fes- son, Becky Tompson, Leslie Moody-Cress- tivals and events. Call Susalla at 707-884- well, Eric Wilder, and CC Case. Examples of 1138 if you would like more information on their work can be found on-line by Googling how to play a bigger part in the role of Gua- “Gualala Arts Figure Drawing.” lala Arts as a community investment. “We thank you for your patience during

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Pg 18 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Winged Ambassadors, Masters of the Skies by Mary Jane Schramm We’d ventured ofshore, to the edge of Teir long, slender wings catch updrafs footeds’ population worldwide at about the Continental Shelf, searching for whales. from the waves below. Locking wing bones 138,808. Current threats include pollution, Te seas were building, and wind-whipped permit continuous, unconscious gliding. ingestion of plastics, storm-related inunda- whitecaps exploded into foamy shreds. As Tey employ alternating lif and gravity, tion of nesting sites, even tsunamis. Recent we were debating a return to port, some- using shallow undulations to gain velocity. data suggests that this species is not un- one shouted, “Albatross!” Squinting, we Tey are elegant fxed-wing aircraf could just make out its slender form, glid- of feather, bone and muscle, crossing ing low above the green sea. Te huge dark vast ocean basins with minimum en- bird wheeled to approach us, unperturbed ergy expenditure. Te Black-footed Albatross is dusky brown overall, with white around its dark eyes and bill, and under its tail. And, of course, black feet. Teir wingspans reach six to seven feet. Albatrosses mate for life. If a mate dies, another partner may be taken - avian serial monogamy. A single egg, produced every one or two years, hatches dergoing rapid declines, as once thought, afer about 65 days. Both parents incubate and is either stable or increasing. However, it. Chicks hatch around mid-January, and modelling of the likely efects of mortality dine on a regurgitated slurry of oil, semi- caused by longline fshing feets, combined digested fsh and squid, and roe. Fledging with potential losses to breeding colo- by the tumbled waves just below. It circled, occurs in June or July. nies from sea-level rise and storm surges, curious, playing hide and seek behind the Black-footeds live at least 40 years. A prompted IUCN to precautionarily predict wave crests, but always returning. Tis tagged Laysan named “Wisdom,” returned a moderately rapid population decline over was a Black-footed Albatross, Phoebastria to Midway at age 67+ recently, and pro- the next three generations; hence its reclas- nigripes, a large gull-shaped seabird. It had duced another egg! (Wisdom’s cousin “Al” sifcation as Near Treatened rather than fown thousands of miles from its Least Concern. Greater Farallones works Hawai’ian home to feast on the sea- to help ensure their survival. Visit htps:// food bounty of Greater Farallones farallones.noaa.gov and learn how. National Marine Sanctuary. It was worthwhile checking out. Black-footed Albatross, and their Mary Jane Schramm NOAA Greater Farallones cousins the Laysan Albatross, are National Marine Sanctuary regular visitors to our sanctuary wa- [email protected] ters. Migrating from nesting grounds in Papahānaumokuākea Marine Photos Credits: Top lef: Black-footed Albatross/MBNMS-NOAA National Monument in the North- Lef: Laysan Albatross chick / EIB-NOAA west Hawai’ian Islands, they range Above: Wisdom and chick, early 2017 / USFWS across the North Pacifc, including to Greater Farallones National Ma- Greater Farallones sanctuary protects seabirds and their habi- rine Sanctuary; and Cordell Bank tats through oil drilling prohibition, NOAA’s Marine Debris program, at-sea research, and the Seabird Protection Network: sanctuary, a submerged island of htp://seabirdprotectionnetwork.org. For information on Point Reyes world-famous for its studies in our sanctuaries, and teaching materials, visit htp:// albatross aggregations. Of the two oikonos.org/exploring-albatross-movements/ species, Black-footeds are by far the more - the quirky, quixotic, beloved Laysan Alba- commonly seen. tross of Point Arena Cove, may be of a simi- Te albatross is a creature of the sky. larly impressive age.) See video on Wisdom Graceful on the wing, it is ungainly on land at htps://www.fickr.com/photos/ where it spends only about fve percent usfwspacifc/24527848641/in/date- of its life. Land is for courtship and chick- posted-public/ rearing. Scientists have satellite-tracked ****** Black-footeds traveling round-trip between Status: At the turn of the last century Cordell Bank and their Hawaiian nests - millions were killed for their fashion- over 3,000 miles direct - in just a few weeks. able feathers, or by introduced rats, Albatross expert Peter Harrison estimated pigs, cats, and other predators. Te an albatross fies 500-600 miles in a single Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1916 day, and over its lifetime, equivalent to eigh- was the frst major efort to protect teen round trips to the moon. It can sustain them internationally. Te Interna- speeds of over 80 miles per hour. tional Union for the Conservation Albatross are masters of dynamic soaring: of Nature (IUCN) estimates Black-

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Pg 20 Lighthouse Peddler, January 2018 Get Out! January’s Music, Poetry, Theater, Films, Art & Events • Wednesday 03: 5:30pm, Planning Meeting for January 15 MLK Celebration • Wednesday 03: 8:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Tursday 04: 3:00pm, Writers Publishing Support Workshop at Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore • Friday 05: 7:00pm, H. Goldberg, Sax & S. Foster Big Band Swing guitarist at MendoViné • Friday 05: 8:00pm, Tango at 215 Main in Point Arena • Saturday 06: 5:00pm, Dolphin Gallery Reception for “Celebrating Te Figure”. • Saturday 06: 8:00pm, Buck-Trify at 215 Main in Point Arena • Sunday 07: 1:00pm, Celebrate the library’s reopening at Coast Community Library • Monday 08: 7:00pm, “Beauty & Te Beast” (1946) ATFC at Arena Teater • Wednesday 10: 8:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Wednesday 10: 5:00pm, Planning Meeting for January 15 MLK Celebration • Tursday 11: 6:30pm, International dinners: Jamaican at MendoViné • Friday 12: 5:00pm, Sarah Earheart at 215 Main in Point Arena • Friday 12: 8:30pm, Johnny Young Band brings high energy rock to Garcia River Casino • Saturday 13: 1:00pm, National Teatre Live “Follies”, at Arena Teater • Saturday 13: 8:00pm, Ellipsis at 215 Main in Point Arena • Monday 15: 11:00am, Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration at Gualala Community Center • Wednesday 17: 8:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Pt. Arena • Tursday 18: 7:30pm, Tird Tursday Poetry with Erin Rodoni at 215 Main in Pt. Arena • Friday 19: 7:00pm, Harrison Goldberg Sax, and Tim Mueller Guitarist at MendoViné • Saturday 20: 4:00pm, “Trough Native Eyes”, lecture with Isaac Rios at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Saturday 20: 8:00pm, Mad Cow at 215 Main in Point Arena • Sunday 21: 2:00pm, Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema, “Romeo & Juliet”, at Arena Teater • Sunday 21: 4:00pm, Chamber Music Concert at Gualala Arts w/Herbert & Langlie-Miletich • Monday 22: 7:00pm, “City Lights”(1931), ATFC at Arena Teater • Wednesday 24: 8:00pm, Open Mic Night at 215 Main, Pt. Arena (also 31st) • Tursday 25: 6:30pm, International dinner at MendoViné • Friday 26: 7:30pm, Chris Doering guitarist and Steve Weber upright bass at MendoViné • Saturday 27: 9:55am, MET Opera Live in HD. “Tosca” at Arena Teater • Saturday 27: 5:00pm, Opening Reception at Coast Highway Art Collective in Pt. Arena • Saturday 27: 8:00pm, Anthum at 215 Main in Point Arena • Monday 29: 7:00pm, “19th Annual Animation Show Of Shows”, ATFC at Arena Teater • Wednesday 31: 6:00pm, Full Blue Moon Tour at Pt. Arena Lighthouse • Friday 02: 5:00pm, Steve Olif at Gualala Arts • Friday 02: 7:00pm, “Diving For Abalone”. Mystery Dinner at Gualala Arts Gualala Arts Theater presents . . . Mystery Dinner Theater “Abalone Diving: a Steven Oakwood Mystery” Friday, Feb 2, 7 pm & Saturday, Feb 3, 2 pm Dinner $50 in advance, plus $10 after Jan 26, reservations required Matinee, $20 in advance, plus $5 day of Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com or 1.800.838.3006 & in person at Gualala Arts Center