• A reception for the Anthony Meier Gallery’s “Consider the Oyster” exhibit is at 5 p.m. Thursday at 21 Throckmorton Ave. in Mill Valley, followed by a screening of “The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher” and post-screening conversation with the filmmakers and exhibitors at 6:30 p.m. at the Sequoia Cinema at 25 Throckmorton Ave. in Mill Valley. Admission is $10 to $15. Go to sequoiafilm.org/art-of-eating.

• Bay Area filmmaker Felicia Lowe screens “Carved in Silence,” her documentary on the detention of Chinese immigrants at Angel Island, followed by a Q&A at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the San Rafael City Hall Council Chambers at 1400 Fifth St. in San Rafael. Admission is free. Go to srpubliclibrary.org.

• Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 thriller “Strangers on a Train” screens as part of Novato Library’s Saturday Cinema series at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 1720 Novato Blvd. Admission is free. Go to marinlibrary.org.

• Mill Valley’s Movies in the Park returns with “Luca” on Aug. 1, “Inside Out 2” on Sept. 5 and 2023’s “The Little Mermaid” on Oct. 3 at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley. All screenings begin at sunset and are free. Go to millvalleyrecreation.org.

• Ross Valley Players screen “Best in Show,” Christopher Guest’s 2000 mockumentary about participants in a dog show, at 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Barn Theater at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross. $25 admission includes beverage and popcorn. Go to rossvalleyplayers.com.