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Opening with Joan Didion’s quote: “Anyone who talks about California hedonism has never spent a Christmas in Sacramento.” writer/director Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age movie, Lady Bird, proves that the universality of high school angst can be fresh, alive and exciting. The title is the self-chosen nick-name of a Sacramento teen (2-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan) attending an all girls Catholic high school in 2002. As her overly critical mother (2-time Emmy and Tony Award-winner Laurie Metcalf) keeps reminding her, they can’t really afford the private school tuition, but are forced to because her older brother, Miguel (Jordan Rodrigues), “saw a knifing right in front of him” at the public school.

"White walls reaching for an impossibly high ceiling, a haven that appeared like some Xanadu on the west side of the city square just when we needed to hide. Why we needed to hide is another matter," writes Daedalus Howell about finding a place to slake his dark thirst when he discovered Marine Layer Wines. ..

About Time

The weather is warm, flowers are blooming and the buzz around the county is coming from bees that have been collecting nectar and pollen all spring to make honey.

Jazz music is known for adding some spice and flavor mixes to a listener’s evening, so why not add some real food to complete the sensory experience? That’s exactly what Jennifer Klein, founder of West County World Jazz, has planned for the inaugural concert on Oct. 13 at The Barlow Event Center. She will be pairing Latin jazz percussionist Pancho Sanchez and his band with a three course offering of Latin-inspired dishes by local chef Carlos Rosas of The Barlow’s Barrio restaurant.

When most people think of Humboldt County, it’s not for vineyards. Adrian Manspeaker, founder and winemaker at Joseph Jewell Wines, is hoping to change that.Having grown up in Benbow in southern Humboldt County, Manspeaker attended the College of the Redwoods in Eureka from 1996...