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POETRY THEATER

PHOTO BY KEVIN BERNE

A romance between Viola de Lesseps
(Megan Trout) and Will Shakespeare
(Adam Magill) is the premise of
“Shakespeare in Love,” based on the
hit movie of the same name.

A young
Bard in
love on
MTC stage
By Sam Hurwitt
IJ correspondent
People love to speculate about
William Shakespeare. Count-
less scholars and devoted hobby-
ists have tried to fill in the con-
siderable biographical blanks
of the artist who died 401 years
ago. An extremely vocal subset
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAVIER ZAMORA insists that Shakespeare didn’t
Javier Zamora has just released his first book of poetry, “Unaccompanied,” which chronicles his migration from El Salvador to the United even write his plays and would
States following the Salvadoran Civil War when he was 9 years old. very much like to tell you who
did, as if we all didn’t know by

A home he never wanted to have

Javier Zamora’s
poems speak
to traumas of
crossing the border
By Vicki Larson
vlarson@marinij.com
@OMGchronicles on Twitter
It was not Javier Zamora’s
choice. He did not want to leave
El Salvador to come to a coun-
try where he knew no one, the
United States, to reunite with
parents who had fled years ear-
lier — a father he barely knew
and a mother who was forced
to leave him behind with rel-
atives because she was unable
to find work after the country’s
12-year civil war — to risk his
life in a journey across the bor-
der that was supposed to take
just two weeks but lasted two
months.
Zamora was just 9 years
old, and, after his grandfather
dropped him off at the Guate-
mala-Mexico border, he was
alone.
It was traumatic, he says, and
for a long time, he dealt with
that trauma by blocking it from
his memory.
But not now.
Zamora, who lives in San Ra-
fael, has just released his first
full-length collection of po-
ems, “Unaccompanied,” which
chronicle his dangerous, lonely
migration from El Salvador to
the States. He will read poetry
from the book and have a con-
versation with Rebecca Foust,
Marin’s poet laureate, at a book-
signing event at Book Passage
on Monday.
Javier Zamora addresses the Marin County Board of Supervisors in May.
IF YOU GO
What: Javier Zamora in con-
versation with Marin County
poet laureate Rebecca Foust
and “Unaccompanied” book
launch
When: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday
Where: Book Passage, 51 Ta-
mal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera
Admission: Free
Information: 415-927-0960,
bookpassage.com, javierzamo-
ra.net.
It was not easy to write those
poems, some of which he began
when he was 17, a student at the
Branson School in Ross, where
he had an athletic scholarship
in soccer after the coach saw
Zamora play and recognized his
talent. He was undocumented at
the time, a reality that caused
a lot of anxiety, fear and anger,
and that he had hidden for so
many years. Poetry was a way
to cope.
“When I found poetry, it be-
it feels good and it’s necessary,
and along the way, it helped me
remember things. Then I re-
vised and revised as the years
went by, and it was hard emo-
tionally.”
His poetry speaks to family,
loss, longing, abandonment —
emotions that often go unno-
ticed and unmentioned in the
often heated rhetoric surround-
ing immigrants and refugees.
Even reuniting with his par-
ents was hard — his father was
living with a sister in the Canal
and is now a landscaper in the
East Bay, his mother lives in San
Rafael with Zamora and works
Javier Zamora’s as a nanny.
“Unaccompanied” Zamora wishes more people
were aware of the huge toll flee-
came an immediate outlet for ing an unsafe country has on
me to explore those aspects of people and families.
my life, the undocumented as-
pects of my life. Also I needed Yearning for love
that immediate satisfaction that “That needs to be part of the
you get when you finish some- conversation, that all these kids
thing,” says Zamora, 27. who are coming, all they yearn
“When you first begin to dive for is love. And after something
into a traumatic thing, at first ZAMORA >> PAGE 4
now that they were actually
written by Dracula.
Marin Theatre Company’s lat-
est show, “Shakespeare in Love,”
imagines an entire romance for
the great English playwright, as
the title implies. It’s not an ear-
nest attempt to put the pieces to-
gether but a fanciful fictional ex-
ercise in “wouldn’t it be funny if...”
And yes, it’s the same story
as the 1998 Miramax feature
film (produced, alas, by Harvey
Weinstein) that won seven Acad-
emy Awards, including best pic-
ture and best screenplay. The
stage version premiered on Lon-
don’s West End in 2014 and first
hit the US in February of this
year (Valentine’s week, natu-
rally) at the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival. Lee Hall, writer of the
film “Billy Elliot” and the mu-
sical based on it, adapted the
screenplay by Marc Norman and
Tom Stoppard.
It’s a little bit of a surprise
— or perhaps a relief — that it
hasn’t been turned into a mu-
sical. There’s plenty of music in
MTC artistic director Jasson Mi-
nadakis’ lively production, how-
ever. Musical instruments are
strewn around Kat Conley’s con-
temporary set of skeletal scaf-
folding (interestingly reminis-
cent of the set for the company’s
last play starring Shakespeare,
Bill Cain’s “Equivocation” in
THEATER >> PAGE 3
IF YOU GO
What: “Shakespeare in Love” by
Marin Theatre Company
Where: Marin Theatre Company,
397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley
When: Through Dec. 17; 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays through Fridays; 2 and
7:30 p.m. weekends
Admission: $22 to $60
Information: 415-388-5208,
marintheatre.org
Rating (out of five stars):
★★★★

Four things to do today >> Buzz

Red Hot Chili Peppers headline benefit concert
The first Band Together Bay Area Benefit
Concert was a big success, raising millions
of dollars for North Bay fire relief efforts.
So, organizers are ready to do it again.
AUTHOR SINGLES OUTDOOR MUSIC The Band Together 2 Benefit Concert is set
for Dec. 14 at the Bill Graham Civic Audito-
Spiritual Get ready Fowl One-man rium in San Francisco.
quest to mingle play band The Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act
Larry Brilliant, one Single adults of all Those 18 and older Dennis Hagerty, known for such funk-rock gems as “Give It Away,” “Can’t Stop”
of Time magazine’s ages are invited can take a free walk who has performed and “Dani California,” headlines the show.
100 most influential to celebrate the with a naturalist to locally for 20 years, Also on the bill is the acclaimed rock act Lukas Nelson and the
people, discusses holidays and meet observe waterfowl sings and plays Promise of the Real.
his memoir “Some- people with a mixer at 10 a.m. at Las guitar for his one-
times Brilliant” at from 7 to 9 tonight Gallinas Sanitary man show from 8 Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.com.
1 p.m. at Outdoor at the Spinnaker at District water to 10 tonight at Money raised from the concert goes to the Tipping Point Emer-
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Things to Best bets

do and see
calendar
On stage
“A Christmas Memory”:
St. John’s Episcopal Church,
14 Lagunitas Road, Ross;
stjohnsross.org. This time-
less Christmas tale set in
rural Alabama in the 1930s,
recounts frank and fond
memories of family relation-
ships. 7 p.m. Dec. 1; 2 p.m.
Dec. 2. $10 to $20.
“The Game’s Afoot”: The
PHOTO BY TIM MCKENNA PHOTO BY MARK STRASSMAN
Barn Theater, Marin Art
& Garden Center, 30 Sir Adventure is out there Holiday magic
Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; Laird Hamilton talks about pioneer big wave surfing in “Take Every Wave” Journey to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy and watch a magical nut-
415-456-9555; rossvalley- while divers, photographers and scientists set out to uncover why coral cracker turn into a prince as the classic holiday tale “Nutcracker” comes
players.com. Broadway star reefs are disappearing in “Chasing Coral,” two of the many documentaries alive on stage. The festive production, in its 29th year by Stapleton Bal-
William Gillette has invited featured in the Throckmorton Theatre Mountainfilm. The sixth annual let, features more than 250 dancers from Stapleton School of Performing
his fellow cast members to film festival — which focuses on environmental issues and humanitarian Arts along with guest artists. Performances are 1 at and 5 p.m. this week-
his Connecticut castle for causes — also features conversations with guest speakers. Screenings are end at Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium at 10 Avenue of the Flags in
a weekend of revelry in this Friday through Sunday at Throckmorton Theatre at 142 Throckmorton Ave. San Rafael. Complimentary meet and greet with costumed characters
Ross Valley Players produc- in Mill Valley. Check online for screenings. Prices vary. Call 415-383-9600 are after 1 p.m. matinees. Tickets are $26 to $38. Call 415-473-6800 or
tion. But when one of the or go to throckmortontheatre.org. go to tickets.marincenter.org.
guests is stabbed to death,
it’s up to Gillette to track
down whodunit. Through Classical/opera/ annual ICB Winter Open
Dec. 17; 7:30 p.m. Thurs- choral music Studios. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
days; 8 p.m. Fridays and Mark Drive Studios: 17
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Christ Episcopal Church:
70 Santa Rosa Ave., Mark Drive, San Rafael;
$10 to $27. markdrivestudios.com. Dec.
Sausalito; 415-332-1539;
“The Government Inspec- christchurchsausalito.net. 1 through 3: Holiday Open
tor”: College of Marin Dec. 3: Sausalito Song So- Studios. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec.
Performing Arts Building, ciety presents the Mattlock 1; 11 to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3.
Studio Theatre, 835 College Duo. 3 p.m. $20. Northbay ArtWorks: 7049
Ave., Kentfield; 415-485- Redwood Blvd., No. 208,
9385; pa.marin.edu/drama. Church of Saint Raphael:
1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; Novato; 415-892-8188;
This satire performed by northbayartworks.org.
The College of Marin drama 415-479-8100. Dec. 2 and
3: The Marin Symphony Dec. 1 through 3: Northbay
department, takes place in a ArtWorks holiday show
Russian town full of corruptChamber Chorus, Marin Girls
Chorus and members of featuring 14 artists. 6 to 8
politicians and administra- p.m. Dec. 1; Noon to 4 p.m.
tors who attempt to cover Marin Symphony Orchestra
perform “Holiday Choral Dec. 2 and 3.
up their misdeeds after they
hear that the Government Concerts by Candlelight.”
7:30 p.m. Dec. 2; 4 p.m. Dec. Galleries & museums
Inspector will soon arrive.
Dec. 1 through 10; 7:30 p.m.3. $20 to $32. Art Works Downtown:
Fridays and Saturdays; 2 First Presbyterian Church 1337 Fourth St., San
p.m. Saturdays and Sun- San Anselmo: 72 Kensing- Rafael; 415-451-8119;
days. $10 to $20. ton Road, San Anselmo; artworksdowntown.org.
COURTESY OF SMITH ANDERSEN NORTH
marinbaroque.org. Dec. 2: Through Dec. 5: Works by
“Shakespeare in Love”: A reception for Ross resident Peggy Greenfield’s exhibit “Constructs” is Saturday at Robert Urban, “Instinc-
Marin Theatre Company, Sylvestris Quartet performs
“Quartet Metamorphosis Smith Andersen North in San Anselmo. tual,” by Cedars artists and
397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; “Barbara Lawrence’s Stu-
415-388-5200; marinthe- Volume 2/Beethoven to concert. 7 p.m. $10 to $20. Valley; 415-383-9600;
Ravel.” 8 p.m. $10 to $30. throckmortontheatre.org. dent Art Show.” Through
atre.org. Young Will Shake- Sausalito Presbyterian Dec. 5: “A Grapevine’s
speare has writer’s block, Miller Avenue Church: 285 Church: 112 Bulkley Ave., Wednesdays: Noon classical
Miller Ave., Mill Valley; concert series. Persona,” digital art series
that is, until he finds his Sausalito; 415-332-3790; by Susan Searway-Fertig.
muse – Viola. Marin Theatre 415-370-1722; goldenga- sausalitopres.org. Dec. 3:
teopera.org. Dec. 2: Golden Dance Through Dec. 31: Works
Company’s latest produc- Choral ensemble of the by Cynthia Tom. 10 a.m. to
tion showcases how Will’s Gate Opera presents “A Sausalito Presbyterian Marin Veterans’ Memo-
Musical Potpourri for the 5 p.m. Tuesdays through
love for Viola inspires him to Church performs its annual rial Auditorium: 10 Avenue Saturdays, or by appoint-
write his first masterpiece.Holidays” featuring soprano “Christmas Choral Concert.” of the Flags, San Rafael;
Olga Chernisheva, mezzo- ment.
Through Dec. 17; 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 415-473-6800; tickets.
Tuesdays through Sundays. soprano Anna Yelizarova marincenter.org. Dec. 2 Artist Within: 603 San
Stewart Chapel: San Fran- Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo;
$25 to $60. and tenor Raymond Chavez cisco Theological Seminary, and 3: Stapleton Ballet’s
accompanied by maestro “Nutcracker.” 1 and 5 p.m. 415-454-2568. Through
105 Seminary Road, San Dec. 10: “Fantasy World.”
Comedy Bruce Olstad. 7 to 10 p.m. Anselmo; sfts.edu/advent- $26 to $38.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays
Throckmorton Theatre: $15 to $100. christmas-concert. Dec. COURTESY OF GOLDEN GATE OPERA Showcase Theater: 10 Ave- through Saturdays; 11 a.m.
142 Throckmorton Ave., Mt. Tamalpais United Meth- 2: SFTS Seminary Singers nue of the Flags, San Rafael;
Mezzo-soprano Anna to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Mill Valley; 415-383-9600; odist Church: 410 Sycamore Gospel Choir performs its Yelizarova is one of the 415-473-6800; tickets.
throckmortontheatre.org. Ave., Mill Valley; 415-456- Christmas concert. 7 p.m. marincenter.org. Dec. 2 and Bartolini Gallery: Marin
1356; lighthousesingers. performers in Golden Center, 10 Avenue of the
Tuesdays: Tuesday Night $20. Gate Opera’s “A Musical 3: Performing Arts Academy
Live! Comedy Showcase. 8 org. Dec. 3: The Lighthouse of Marin Holiday Spectacu- Flags, San Rafael; marin-
St. Vincent’s Chapel: 1 St. Potpourri for the Holidays” center.org. Through Jan. 4:
p.m. $17 to $27. Thursdays: Singers Gospel Choir per- Vincent’s Way, San Rafael; on Saturday at Miller Avenue lar. 7 p.m. Dec. 2; 2 p.m. Dec.
Mort Sahl. 7 p.m. $20. forms its annual Christmas 3. $20. “Inspired Images: Through
novatomusicassociation- Church in Mill Valley. the Eye of the Photogra-
chorus.org. Dec. 1 through 3: pher,” photos by members of
Novato Music Association Arts events
Dec. 3. $5 to $20. Industrial Center Build- the Marin Photography Club.
Chorus performs “Holidays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays;
in Harmony.” 8 p.m. Dec. Throckmorton Theatre: 142 ing: 480 Gate 5 Road,
Sausalito; icbbuilding.com. select weekends.
NOVEMBER 1; 2 p.m. Dec. 2; 3 p.m. Throckmorton Ave., Mill
Dec. 1 through 3: 49th CALENDAR » PAGE 3
Alasdair Fraser &
thu Natalie Haas
30 (seated show)
Dinner AnD A Show 8:00pm Holiday crafts fairs
Fri
Dec 1
Koolerator
with Jonathan Korty and
Rancho
Debut! DECEMBER Novato Community Hospi-
tal Gift Shop: 180 Rowland
B St., Point Reyes Station;
415-663-1075; dancepal-
from Serrv. 11 to 12:30 p.m.
Danny Uzilevsky Moonalice & David The Hivery: 38 Miller Ave.,
8:00/ No Cover FRI Freiberg’s Quicksilver Way, Novato; 415-209- ace.org. Dec. 1 through 3: Suite 20, Mill Valley; thehiv-
Elvin Bishop’s 1 Messenger Service 1316; novatocommunity.org. 47th annual Holiday Crafts ery.com. Dec. 3: The Hivery
Sat 8:00pm Through Dec. 22: Gift shop Fair features more than 40
Dec 2 Big Fun Trio Holiday Market features art
with BobWelch andWilly Jordan
Free Brunch Show
with Plage Boys
offers holiday decor and West Marin artisans offering pieces, jewelry and cos-
8:30 sat 11:00pm gifts, clothing and acces- pottery, toys, jams, clothing metics from local, women-
Sun “Unleashed” 2 Zigaboo Modeliste sories. Complimentary gift and jewelry. 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. owned businesses. 11 a.m.
Dec 3 Junk Parlor and the New Aahkesstra
wrap. All proceeds benefit 1; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2; 4
Gypsy/Crooner/Punk 9:00pm to 3 p.m.
4:00/ No Cover Trump Impeachment Preview with
patient services. 9 a.m. to to 9 p.m. Dec. 3. Bacich Elementary
5 p.m. Mondays through St. John’s Episcopal
Fri
8 Beer Scouts Roger McNamee from Moonalice
Dec suN (solo acoustic) - FREE Show School: 699 Sir Francis
“Rock & Roll Xmas Show”
3 1:00pm Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 2:30 Church: 14 Lagunitas Drake Blvd., Kentfield. Dec.
8:00/No Cover Corey Smith with: Jade Jackson p.m. Fridays. Road, Ross; 415-456- 6: Fifth annual Kentfield
9 Danny Click’s
Sat 8:00pm
Dec Birthday Party with the Blitzen Trapper Cedars Textile Arts Col- 1102. Dec. 1 and 2: Holiday Craft Fair with more than 50
HellYeahs!! 8:30 MON with: Lilly Hiatt laborative: 2470 Fifth Ave., boutique features baked COURTESY OF MARGARET TODD
4 SENIOR CENTER vendors. 1:30 to 6 p.m.
Sun Mark HuMMel’s
10 Deep BaseMent sHakers 8:00pm San Rafael; 415-453-4240. goods, jams and jellies and Marin Country Club: 500
Dec
Nov. 30: Holiday Crafts handcrafted gifts. 5 to 7 Peruse through more than
55 booths during the Holiday Country Club Drive, Novato;
Rancho thu An Evening With Mike Cooley
Debut! anD HowelleDevine 4:00 (Drive-By Truckers) Fair featuring handwoven p.m. Dec. 1; 10 a.m. to 4
7 8:00pm 415-794-7339. Dec. 7:
textiles, soaps, crafts and p.m. Dec. 2. Crafts Faire on Friday and
15 The Rivertown Trio
Fri
Dec Saturday at the Margaret The Marin Chapter of ORT
featuring Julie Bernard sat Sons of Champlin locally produced honey. 11 Margaret Todd Senior America’s holiday event
Fabulous Harmonies 9 8:00pm a.m. to 2 p.m. Payment is by Center: 1560 Hill Road, Todd Senior Center in
8:00/No Cover
Novato. features boutique shopping,
Sat North Bay Fire Relief Fundraiser The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain cash or check only. Novato; 415-899-8290; a silent auction, lunch and
Dec 16 M.C. Bill Bowker & KRSH Radio present tuE
12 Men FREE Holiday Concert
Marin Center: 10 Avenue of novato.org. Dec. 1 and 2:
The Angela Strehli Band 8:00pm decorations, knitwear and fashion show. $54. 10:30
with Mighty Mike Schermer the Flags, San Rafael; marin- Holiday Crafts Faire fea- plants. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
thu Allah-Las
8:30 with: Big Light center.org. Nov. 30 through tures more than 55 booths Muir Beach Community Fairfax Pavilion: 142
14
Gospel Christmas Eve
8:00pm Dec. 8: Pop-up Holiday Bou- showcasing wreaths, orna- Center: 19 Seascape Drive, Bolinas Road, Fairfax;
Weekend Dinner Shows Zepparella the All-Female tique with ornaments, jewelry, ments, and ceramics, and Muir Beach; muirbeacha- fxcraftfaire.com. Dec. 9:
sat Zeppelin Powerhouse woodwork and ceramics. 11 a raffle. 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1;
SONS OF THE 16 with: Lotus Revival rtsfair.com. Dec. 2 and 3: Fairfax Craft Faire features
SOUL REVIVERS 9:00pm a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2. Muir Beach Holiday Arts sustainably derived crafts
Sat Dec 23 • 8pm Open Mic Every Monday 7pm Landmarks Art & Garden Fair features more than 40 and products from more
Sun Dec 24 • 7pm with Austin DeLone December Center: 841 Tiburon Blvd., artists showcasing home than 50 local vendors. 11
Reservations Advised!
On the TOWN
ON THE
Reservations Advised!
tOwnSQUARE
Square •• NICASIO
nicaSiO 19 Corte Madera Ave. Dance Palace Community Tiburon; landmarks-society. and fashion accessories, a.m. to 5 p.m.
415.662.2219 Mill Valley and Cultural Center: 503 org/events. Dec. 2: Land- ornaments, ceramics and Unitarian Universalist
www.ranchonicasio.com
www.ranchonicasio.com www.sweetwatermusichall.com marks Holiday Art and Craft jewelry. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Church of Marin: Fellow-
Sale features art and crafts Dec. 2; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ship Hall, 240 Channing
from local artists, baked Dec. 3. Way, San Rafael; hulaon.
goods and spices. 10 a.m. to Marin Society of Artists: org. Dec. 9: 18th annual
4 p.m. 1515 Third St., San Rafael; Hawaiian Holiday Craft and
San Geronimo Valley 415-454-9561. Dec. 2 Bake Sale features Hawai-
Community Center: 6350 through 23: Holiday Bazaar ian holiday gifts created by
Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San offers jewelry, paintings, members of the Hālau Hula
Geronimo; 415-488-8888; photography and crafts. Nā Pua O Ka La’akea. 10 a.m.
sgvcc.org. Dec. 2: 48th Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays to 4 p.m.
annual Holiday Arts Faire through Sundays. Dec. 8: Studio 333: 333 Caledonia
features a silent auction, Reception. 5 to 8 p.m. St., Sausalito; spiritedmarin.
appearance by Santa Claus First Presbyterian Church org. Dec. 9 and 10: Spirited
and music by Lagunitas of San Rafael: 1510 Fifth Marin Holiday Marketplace
School Band. 11 a.m. to 5:30 Ave., San Rafael; 415- offers Marin-based vendors,
p.m. 456-6760. Dec. 3: Advent workshops, bake sale and
Mill Valley Community Festival and Fair features curated gift boxes from
Center: 180 Camino Alto, wreaths and greens from Marin-based businesses. 11
Mill Valley; 415-383-1370; Boy Scout Troop 2000, a.m. to 5 p.m.
millvalleycenter.org. Dec. 2: presents and treats from
Holiday Craft Fair features service organizations such
more than 55 artists offer- as Homeward Bound and — Compiled by Colleen
ing glasswork, ceramics, fair trade arts and crafts Bidwill
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Theater
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2010), and the impressive
cast of 13 local actors plays
them often throughout the
play. They also occasion-
ally break out into som-
ber renditions of familiar
songs from Shakespeare
plays, music directed by
Jennifer Reason.
Its plot pared down a bit
from the original film, the
play depicts a young Will
(winningly earnest Adam
Magill) struggling to make
a dent in his promised
play “Romeo and Ethel,
the Pirate’s Daughter.”
When he meets Viola (pas-
sionately eloquent Megan
Trout), a rich merchant’s
daughter who wants more
than anything to be an ac-
Calendar
FROM PAGE 2
Bay Model Visitors Gal-
lery: Bay Model Visitor
Center, 2100 Bridgeway,
Sausalito; 415-332-3871.
Through Jan. 3: “Paintings
of the California Coast.”
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays
through Fridays; 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturdays.
Belvedere Tiburon Li-
brary: 1501 Tiburon Blvd.,
Belvedere Tiburon; 415-
789-2665; beltiblibrary.
org. Through Dec. 14: “The
Allure of Cuba,” photo-
tor — a job forbidden for
women — their romance
provides the template and
much of the dialogue for
the “Romeo” play he actu-
ally writes.
The show has a rollick-
ing cast of characters that
the Marin cast brings to
life beautifully. L. Peter
Callender is bursting with
personality as blowhard
actor Richard Burbage,
and Kenny Toll is a simi-
larly swaggering thespian
as Ned Alleyn. Toll also
plays a suave Christopher
Marlowe who’s always
feeding Will great lines
and ideas, even acting as
his Cyrano for Will and Vi-
ola’s version of a balcony
scene. Robert Sicular is a
hearty playhouse owner
bedeviled by Mark Ander-
son Phillips’ sinister loan
shark who soon becomes
graphs by Bob Hemstock.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays;
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays
through Thursdays; 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays; Noon to 5 p.m.
Sundays.
Bolinas Museum: 48 Wharf
Road, Bolinas; 415-868-
0330; bolinasmuseum.org.
Through Dec. 31: “Hardly
Strictly Mini: A Biennial
Benefit Exhibition,” “Won-
der: The Art of Bird Nests,”
photographs by Sharon
Beals and “Sirima Staman:
From the California Coast.”
Through Dec. 31: “A Pivotal
Decade: The 1970s in Bo-
linas.” 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays;
Marin Theatre Company’s “Shakespeare in Love” has a
rollicking cast of characters.
enthralled by the magic of signer Katherine Nowacki, scholarly speculation is
the theater.
Stacy Ross makes a
pricelessly imperious and
sharp-witted Queen Eliz-
abeth in grandly regal pe- acing as Viola’s arranged
riod getups by costume de- fiancé, and Sango Tajima
noon to 5 p.m. weekends.
Bubble Street Gallery:
565 Bridgeway, Sausalito;
415-339-0506; bub-
blestreetgallery.com. Dec. 3:
Anniversary party featuring
latest works by Daniel Mer-
riam. 3 to 5 p.m.
Civic Center Galleries:
Marin County Civic Center,
3501 Civic Center Drive,
San Rafael; marincounty.
org. Through Jan. 11:
“Variety of Vision: Through
the Eyes of Marin County
Employees.” 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. weekdays.
College of Marin Fine
Arts Gallery: 835 College
PHOTO BY KEVIN BERNE
as well as playing Viola’s
tender and quick-think-
ing Nurse. Thomas Gorre- so, the romance is sold
beeck is haughty and men- well, and sold hard, with
Ave., Kentfield; 415-485-
9494; 1.marin.edu/fine-
arts-gallery. Through Dec.
7: “Messages: Material
Matters - Contemporary
Fiber Sculpture,” curated by
Carole Beadle. 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. weekdays.
Desta Gallery: 417 San
Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo;
415-524-8932; destagal-
lery.com. Through Jan. 18:
“Eclat de Couleur,” works by
Marius Bosc. 10:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through
Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays; by appointment
Sundays and Mondays.
Falkirk Cultural Center:
1408 Mission Ave., San
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is an impish and amus-
ingly bloody-minded lad.
Brian Herndon doubles
as the disdainful, Malvo-
lio-like Lord Chamberlain
and a stuttering wannabe
actor, often with some im-
pressive quick-changes.
Lance Gardner, Ben Eu-
phrat and Liam Vincent
round out the cast charm-
ingly in a multitude of
roles.
The central love story
is somewhat thorny con-
sidering that Shakespeare
was married for his entire
adult life. A marriage that,
like everything else in his
life, is the subject of much
shrugged off here with a
few dismissive lines. Even
countless parallels to “Ro-
meo and Juliet.”
Rafael; 415-485-3328;
falkirkculturalcenter.org.
Through Dec. 29: “A Cel-
ebration of San Francisco
Bay Area Printmaking.” 1
to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through
Fridays; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays.
Gallery at Cavallo Point
Lodge: 601 Murray Circle,
Fort Baker, Sausalito; 415-
339-4741; cavallopoint.
com. Ongoing: “Wonder
and Awe,” 2-D and 3-D
moving images by Louie
Schwartzberg. 8:30 a.m. to
7 p.m. daily.
Gallery Commonweal:
451 Mesa Road, Bolinas;
415-868-0970; common-
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More than that, the
whole play is a love letter
to theater, and how things
tend to come together out
of chaos when it’s time to
hit the stage. In addition
to the gleefully fictitious
suggestions of where Will
got his ideas, it’s full of sly
quotes from other Shake-
speare plays strewn willy-
nilly out of context. (“Out,
damned Spot!” is said to
an actual dog that threat-
ens to steal the show.)
You don’t have to be a de-
voted Shakespearean to
succumb to its consider-
able charms, although of
course it helps.
Sam Hurwitt’s theater
blog, The Idiolect, is at
theidiolect.com. Contact
him at shurwitt@gmail.
com or on Twitter at
twitter.com/shurwitt.
weal.org/gallery. Through
Dec. 29: “You Are Here,”
works by Ethan Okamura.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays,
or by appointment.
Gallery Route One: 11101
Highway 1, Point Reyes
Station; 415-663-1347;
galleryrouteone.org.
Through Dec. 17: “Mimi
Abers, of Gargoyles and
Grief,” photographs by
Latino Photography Project
and works by Marj Stone.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, ex-
cept Tuesdays.
Higher Space Gallery:
Rebound Bookstore, 1611
Fourth St., San Rafael;
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415-482-0550. Ongoing:
“Steven Hurst: Treasures
from My Dreams: 41 years
making the world.” 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Mondays through
Saturdays.
Madrigal Family Winery:
819 Bridgeway, Sausalito;
madrigalfamilywinery.com.
Through Dec. 12: “El Dia de los
Muertos.” Noon to 7 p.m. daily.
Marin Community Foun-
dation: 5 Hamilton Land-
ing, Suite 200, Novato;
marincf.org. Through Jan.
12: “Hypercosmos des
Songes.” 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays.
Marin Museum of Con-
temporary Art: 500 Palm
Drive, Novato; 415-506-
0137; marinmoca.org. Dec.
2 through Jan. 7: “Contem-
porary Landscape,” “Small
Treasures” and “Traveling
Postcards.” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesdays through Fridays;
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.
Dec. 2: Juror talk with Ches-
ter Arnold. 4:30 p.m.; Dec. 2:
Reception. 5 to 7 p.m.
Marin Society of Artists:
1515 Third St., San Rafael;
415-454-9561; marinso-
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Meet Charles Goldman,
among other artists, during
the Mark Drive Studios
Holiday Open Studios from
Friday through Sunday.
cietyofartists.org. Through
Nov. 30: “90th annual
Member Show: Innova-
tions.” Dec. 2 through 23:
“Holiday Bazaar,” featuring
works by Marin Society of
Artists members. Noon to 4
p.m. Wednesdays through
Sundays; closed Mondays
and Tuesdays.
Museum of International
Propaganda: 1000 Fifth
Ave., San Rafael; 415-310-
1173; propagandamuseum.
net. Ongoing: Collection
of propaganda posters,
paintings, sculptures and
items from more than a
dozen countries. Noon to 3
p.m. Wednesdays through
Fridays.
as refugees and not as im- the next Neruda.” in 2018 and 2019.
Zamora migrants, to acknowledge
their trauma, to see them
“Unaccompanied” is “a
timely and excellent debut,
Just last week, the
Trump administration an-
as humans. a heartbreaking account of nounced it would not re-
FROM PAGE 1
“I think we would treat leaving behind the grand- new the temporary pro-
them with more humanity,” mother who raised him to tected status for nearly
so traumatic, instead of he says. join parents he barely re- 60,000 Haitians, giving
turning away or deporting membered” notes Publish- them 18 months to leave
or incarcerating them, they Earning kudos er’s Weekly. “Zamora’s wist- the States.
should have given them the Zamora, who got an ful ambivalence about his For now, he is working
resources to not harness M.F.A. at New York Univer- homeland and the difficulty on another book of poetry,
resentment because re- sity after graduating from of assimilating where one focusing on his time on the
sentment is something that the University of California feels unwanted are both Guatemala-Mexico border,
happens to immigrants, es- at Berkeley, has been earn- powerful and distressing.” when his journey stalled,
pecially if they come here ing praise for his poetry. “This important debut aware that next year all
as children,” he says. Last year, he won the ... documents, in graceful, could change.
“For any immigrant prestigious Ruth Lilly Po- confident lines, the plight As he writes in the book’s
who ha s resentment , etry Prize, awarded to of immigrants who are closing poem, “[D]riving to
there’s a lot of potential young poets; was named a in the country illegally,” the airport today/ the road
there; it just takes some- 2016-2018 Wallace Stegner writes poetry critic Craig the trees the signs the sky
one to acknowledge that Fellow at Stanford Univer- Morgan Teicher. the cars the walls the lights
and harness it.” sity, and has been awarded “Despite great grief, / told me we want you/out
Zamora didn’t want to fellowships at the National this book also dreams of out out out.”
leave his home; no one Endowment for the Arts, a healed world, and ... will “People like Jav, a rec-
does, he says. Colgate University and stand as a powerful refuta- ognized brilliant poet, and
But violence and wars elsewhere. tion to anyone who claims his parents, who I have
— and the U.S. has long None of that comes as a open borders do not enrich watched slave at two and
played a part in the con- surprise to Foust, who, as our nation.” more jobs at a time for at
f licts in El Salvador as a visiting poet at Branson, least the last 10 years, are
well as other parts of Cen- sparked his interest in po- Uncertain future now at risk of being de-
tral America — are what etry after introducing his Despite all the praise ported. They are hardwork-
cause people to flee their class to Pablo Neruda. and honors, Zamora faces ing, trustworthy and have
homelands. And they will “His talent was shat- an uncertain future. He is strong family and civic val-
continue to do so, he says. teringly obvious, and we among the 262,000 Salva- ues, so losing them would
Which is why he hopes began to work together, dorans whose temporary be a huge loss not just to
his poems get people to weekly for a time, to revise protected status will ex- me but also to Marin,” says
switch their thinking, to his poems,” the Kentfield pire in March, part of the Foust.
see people like his parents, resident says. “I am not ex- more than 436,000 refu- “There are no opportuni-
like him, fleeing poverty aggerating when I tell peo- gees from nine other coun- ties like this for him in El
and war in their homeland, ple that this kid could be tries that face deportation Salvador.”

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Coco (PG) 9:45, 12:45, 3:45, 6:45
4:05, 5:05, 7:45, 9:15, 10:25 Missouri (R) 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40
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A Bad Moms Christmas (R) 11:35,
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10:20 2:15, 4:55, 7:50, 10:20
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The Star (PG) 11:15, 1:50, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30 Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) 11:25, 2:35,
Justice League (PG-13) 10:00, 1:00, 5:30, 8:30, 10:05
2:30, 3:55, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00 Thor: Ragnarok 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D
Justice League 3D (PG-13) 11:40, 5:20 12:55, 4:10, 7:10 Novitiate (R) 10:25, 4:20 Coco (PG) 4:00, 6:45
Murder on the Orient Express (PG- Murder on the Orient Express (PG- Jane (PG) (4:00) 6:00, 8:00
Marshall (PG-13) 1:10, 6:30 Murder on the Orient Express (PG- Justice League (PG-13) 3:45
13) 10:45, 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 13) 10:55, 1:45, 4:40, 7:40
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (PG-13) 1:35,
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4:40, 7:35, 10:30 The Divine Order (NR) (4:10) 6:15, 8:30
5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Murder on the Orient Express (PG-
Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) 10:15, 1:40, The Man Who Invented Christmas Missouri (R) 10:30, 11:45, 1:25, 2:45,
4:40, 7:50 4:10, 5:35, 7:00 The Square (R) 4:30 13) 3:30, 6:30
(PG) 11:50, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Missouri (R) 4:30, 7:20
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Cultural differences
shake up holidays
DEAR AMY » My in-laws
are first generation im-
migrants from an Asian
country and, while they
are very kind people,
some of their traditions
around the holidays tend
to be morbid and difficult
to explain to my young
son.
They insist on setting
places at the dinner table
for deceased relatives and
sometimes
the place
settings
have framed
photos of
the dead
Amy relatives.
Dickinson Last Thanks-
Ask Amy giving, I was
weirded out
to be sitting across from
the photo of my mother-
in-law’s dead father at the
dinner table.
They also leave out
bowls of fruit and candy
for dead relatives, buy
small gifts for them and
decorate the framed
photos with ornaments
and garland. My husband
said this does not bother
him and he grew up with
them doing all of this.
Last year, when we
tried to explain to our
6-year-old who the photos
were, he became very
worried after learning
they were dead people
and for weeks asked
nonstop questions about
who they were and how
they died. My son became
very scared of the photos
themselves and began
having nightmares.
I do not want to insult
them by asking them not
to follow their traditions
during the holidays,
especially when we are in
their house for Thanks-
giving and Christmas. My
husband said if they are
hosting we should not
comment on their tradi-
tions, and need to deal
with it. What can I do?
— Upset
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Answer to Previous Puzzle
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represent the number of letters in each solution. Each letter
combination can be used only once, but all letter combinations
will be necessary to complete the puzzle.
CLUES
1 what cats’ agility relies on (8) ___________
2 turn signal on a car (9)
3 long boat journey (7)
4 in a damp, chilly way (6)
5 presses from both sides (10) ___________
6 J.M. Barrie’s pretend place (9) ___________
7 amaze and bewilder (8)
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Horoscope
By Eugenia Last
NEA Crossword
THURSDAY, NOV. 30
Sagittarius (Nov.
23-Dec. 21) — A positive
DEAR UPSET » Your change to your current
husband is wrong on one living arrangements will en-
account: If his parents are courage you to spend more
hosting holiday celebra- time with someone special.
tions and they celebrate Channel energy into people
by honoring their tradi- that make you happy.
tions, your husband (their Capricorn (Dec.
son) is in the perfect 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t get
position to comment on flustered if you are dealing
these traditions, explain with a superior, institu-
them and make them part tion or government agent.
of your son’s life. Stay focused on what you
As parents, you could can get done, not on what
help your son a great deal stands in your way.
by explaining to him that Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.
these traditions are really 19) — Favors can be called
celebrations honoring in, and doing something
ancestors. that you’ve always wanted
These are not photos to do will now be an option.
of dead people — they Don’t procrastinate when
are photos of people who you should be making a
were very much alive positive change.
when the pictures were Pisces (Feb. 20-March
taken. (I believe it is pos- 20) — Concentrate on
sible that your son might partnerships or changes
believe that these pictures going on at work or with
are of dead bodies, which you personally. Knowing
would definitely creep what you are up against
him out, because you will encourage you to ac-
keep referring to them as cept what’s happening.
“dead relatives.”) Don’t Aries (March 21-April
focus on how they died, 19) — You are in the zone
but on how they lived, and prepared to take on any
and how remembering task you face. Speed up
them and looking at these and take matters into your
pictures helps the family own hands.
to celebrate. Taurus (April 20-May
Maybe you have a pic- 20) — Treat superiors with
ture of an ancestor or two respect, and have patience
in your home. You might when dealing with bureau-
have pictures of pets that cracy. Explosive situations
have crossed the prover- will only turn in your favor if
bial “rainbow bridge.” they are controlled properly.
Would your son like to Gemini (May 21-June
bring along photos of an 20) — Refuse to let anger
ancestor to his grandpar- take charge if you don’t
ents’ house? Acculturate like what someone does or
him by making this an says. Keep the peace, but
OK thing to think about. offer wisdom and solutions
Your perception that that will make a difference.
this is “morbid” doesn’t Cancer (June 21-July
help, but even so, you 22) — Don’t bend to what-
should say to your son, ever whim moves a certain
“This isn’t our tradition, someone. Say no and spare
but it is grandmother and yourself the stress of hav-
grandfather’s, and when ing to wiggle your way out
we are with them, we of something.
need to respect it, OK?” Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
— Refuse to let emotions
You can contact Amy
or pride stand in your way.
Dickinson via email:
If you accept the inevitable,
askamy@amydickinson.
you will be able to turn it Celebrity Cipher By Luis Campos
com and follow her on
into a positive with a little
Twitter @askingamy. Instructions: Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people,
ingenuity.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.
22) — Get into the mood
when it comes to network-
ing events or educational
pursuits. How you present
who you are and what you
have to offer will determine
your success.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct.
23) — Don’t be afraid to
follow your gut feeling and
do what’s best for you.
A business trip, meeting
or educational pursuit is
favored.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) — Dealing with insti-
tutions and government
agencies will be taxing but
worth your while if you can
take advantage of a loop-
hole, rebate or settlement.
Daytime movies
7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30
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An undercover police officer (4) KRON 4 InsEd. ET KRON4News (N) KRON 4 News (N) KRON 4 News (N) Law & Order: C.I.
infiltrates an L.A. street (5) KPIX 5 Feud Judy BBang Sheldon Mom (N) Pieces S.W.A.T. (N) News (N) Colbert
gang to crack a hijacking (7) KGO 7 Jeop. (N) Wheel C. Brown C'mas Holiday Celebration 'TVPG' News (N) Kimmel
ring. (9) KQED 9 Martha Check Age Reversed 'TVG' Videoss Shaped 80s 'TVPG' Voyager
Instructions: 9:55 a.m. Mike and Dave (11) KNTV 3 (5:20) NFL Football (L) 'TVG' Bay Area News In Depth Dateline NBC News (N) Tonight
The object is Need Wedding Dates (2016,
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Comedy) MAX Brothers
Broadcast
to place the (20) KOFY 13 ABC 7 News (N) Last Man Last Man ABC 7 News (N) Corrupt Mystery Jokers News (N)
numbers 1 to 9 seeking dates to their
sister’s wedding get more (22) KRCB 22 Young Hyacinth The Big Band Years 'TVG' Great Performances 'TVG'
in the empty than what they were looking (26) KTSF 8 Chinese News (N) Stylish Man Nothing Gold-Stay Chinese News (N) Hot Door Night
squares so that for. (32) KMTP 32 Journal Quadriga Arts Arts World World Arts Arts Journal Bundes.
each row, each 11:30 a.m. She’s Back on (36) KTVU+ 6 News (N) News (N) Modern Modern BigBang BigBang Seinf. 1/2 Seinfeld TMZ News
column and Broadway (1953, Musical) (43) KCSM 17 News Native Backstge Voyager Rochester Jazz Native Sousa Bitter Crossing
each 3x3 box TCM A fading Hollywood
(44) KBCW 12 Goldberg Goldberg Supernatural (N) Penn&Teller (N) NightB. 2 Broke Fam.Guy Fam.Guy
star returns to the stage
contains the to work with the man who (54) KQEH 28 Victor Borge 'TVG' Mario Lanza 'TVPG' Great Performances 'TVG' Articul
number only once. discovered her. (65) ION 16 Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods
1:05 p.m. The River Wild HBO 551 Movie News (N) <++ Zoolander 'TV14' All Def Comedy M.Cotto (:55) < Split
(1994, Adventure) STZ ENC MAX 561 (5:40) <+++ Aliens < AVP: Alien vs. Predator (:45) <++++ Deadpool (‘16, Act) 'TVMA' < CHIPS
A rafter must navigate two
PremIum
SHOW 576 (6:15) Soul2Soul < 11:55 (‘16, Cri) 'TVMA' White Shameless Gigolos SMILF
robbers down a raging river
in order to save her family. STZ ENC 518 (6:50) <++ Starship Troopers 'TV14' < Concussion (‘15, Dra) Will Smith. 'TV14' < The Naked Gun
1:50 p.m. The LEGO TCM 501 < High and Dry (Dra) Paul Douglas. < The Master of Ballantrae (:45) <+++ Brigadoon 'TVG'
Batman Movie (2017, TMC 591 (5:55) < Notting Hill < Love the Coopers (‘15, Com) 'TV14' < Hateship Loveship 'TV14' Movie
© 2017 Blue Ox Technologies Ltd., Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication
Animated) HBO Batman A&E 47 The First 48 First 48: Gang (N) The First 48 (N) Menendez M (N) (:05) Tupac
goes on a journey to find AMC 49 (5:00) < Goodfellas <+++ Young Guns (‘88, West) Emilio Estevez. 'TV14' <++ Young Guns II 'TV14'
himself and friendship in
order to stop The Joker. ANPL 51 Yukon Men (N) Yukon Men (N) Yukon Men (N) Yukon Men (N) Yukon Men
BRAVO 48 Listing (:45) TBA Million Dollar List Million Dollar List Real Estate (N) Watch Listing
2:30 p.m. Ghostbusters
II (1989, Comedy) AMC A COMC 63 6:50 Futur. :25 Futur. SouthPk SouthPk SouthPk SouthPk President Show (N) Daily S. Oppositi
team of ghost chasers must DISC 29 Fast N' Loud Fast N' Loud (N) Fast N' Loud: Revved Up (N) 'TV14' Fast N' Loud
SOLUTIONS save New York from an E! 64 E! News (N) <++ Maid in Manhattan 'TV14' PlatinumLife (N) E! News (N)
evil spirit that resides in a FOOD 34 Chopped Chopped Chopped BeatFlay Beat Flay Beat Flay Beat Flay
portrait. FX 36 (5:00) < Noah <++ World War Z (‘13, Act) Brad Pitt. 'TV14' <++ World War Z 'TV14'
___________ 3:00 p.m. Always Leave HIST 62 American Pickers American Pickers Amer. Pickers (N) Oak Isl. /:10 Pickers (:05) Amer. Pickers
Cable
Them Laughing (1949, HALL 66 (6:) < Finding Santa < The Christmas Train (‘17, Rom) 'TVG' < Switched for Christmas 'TVG'
___________ Comedy) TCM A comic
neglects his family and LIFE 46 Am. Beauty Star Runway PRunway Project Runway (N) 'TVPG' A.BeautyStar (N) PRunway
___________ steals material from others OXY 73 NCIS NCIS NCIS "Left for Dead" NCIS NCIS
in an attempt to achieve SPIKE 45 Friends Friends Friends Friends <++ Mr. and Mrs. Smith (‘05, Act) Brad Pitt. 'TV14'
fame. SYFY 160 (6:30) <++ Battle Los Angeles 'TV14' Van Helsing (N) Ghost Wars (N) < Truth or Dare
4:50 p.m. Monkey Shines: TBS 35 Seinf. 2/2 Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang Conan (N)
An Experiment in Fear TLC
___________ (1988, Horror) STZ ENC
50 Say Yes Say Yes Fiancé "Out of Nowhere" (N) 'TV14' Unexpected (N) 90 Day Fiancé
TNT 37 Bones <+++ We're the Millers (‘13, Com) 'TV14' < Magic Mike XXL 'TVMA'
A trained monkey aids a
quadriplegic and begins to USA 42 Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Cromarts Modern Modern
XES WIC SSA act on the man’s violent WGN 33 Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Rules Rules
thoughts. CSN 40 Dan Patrick Show The Happy Hour 49ers (N) Raiders The Happy Hour 49ers Raiders
Sport
5:40 p.m. Aliens (1986, ESPN 38 SprtC (N) MLS Soccer Playoffs Houston vs Seattle (L) 'TVG' SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N)
PA CO IND Sci-Fi) MAX A hive of aliens
CNBC 58 Rich (N) Rich (N) The Profit The Profit Rich Rich Paid Program
attack an army unit that has
been sent to find missing CNN 56 CNN Tonight CNN Tonight A. Cooper 360 A. Cooper 360 CNN Tonight
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News
colonists. CSPAN 15 (6:00) Politics & Public Policy Today The day's major public affairs and political events. 'TVG'
6:50 p.m. Starship FNC 59 Ingraham Angle Fox News @ Night Tucker Carlson Hannity Ingraham Angle
Troopers (1997, Sci-Fi) MSNBC 60 The Last Word (N) The 11th Hour (N) Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour
KLY GE ERL STZ ENC A group of naïve
FREE 52 (6:00) < Home Alone 'TVPG' < Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 'TVG' The 700 Club
high school students joins
Kids
a mobile infantry to battle DISN 55 Bunk'd Raven's. Andi M. StuckM. Bizaard. Raven's. StuckM. Liv/Mad Bizaard. Raven's.
giant alien bugs. NICK 53 Thunder Sponge <++ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 'TV14' Fresh P. Friends Friends
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