Book events

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. June 17: Bridget Crocker discusses “The River’s Daughter” with Michael Shapiro. 6 p.m. in person; June 18: Penn Jillette discusses “Felony Juggler.” 6 p.m. in person and online; June 19: Michelle Huneven discusses “Bug Hollow” with Angela Pneuman. 6 p.m. in person; June 21: Kelly Ramsey discusses “Wildfire Days.” 1 p.m. in person; June 21: Larkspur resident Mindy Uhrlaub discusses “Last Nerve” with San Rafael resident Shannon Takaoka. 4 p.m. in person; June 22: Brian Anderson discusses “Loud and Clear” with Blair Jackson. 1 p.m. in person.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center: 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo; 415-488-8888; sgvcc.org. June 22: Joanna Choi Kalbus discusses “The Boat Not Taken,” her memoir about fleeing North Korea with her family as a child. 2 p.m. in person.

Women’s Club: 46 Park Road, Fairfax; ptreyesbooks.com. June 21: Irene Solà discusses “I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness” with Point Reyes Books co-owner Molly Parent, presented by Point Reyes Books. 3 p.m. in person.

Other talks

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. June 17: Novato resident Jeffrey Schaub discusses his reporting career, including covering the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the Camp Fire. 6 p.m. in person. Register online; June 19: Local Spicery co-owner Nick Davoren discusses how to “Unlock the Secrets of Spices.” 6 p.m. in person. Register online; June 21: Learn life-saving skills with Dr. Tom Cromwell. 11 a.m. in person; June 21: Learn about Third Act, an activist group of people over 60 years old. 11:40 a.m. in person; June 21: Walk and talk on local birds. 11 a.m and 12:20 p.m. in person; June 21: Josephine Slaathaug discusses large whale research in the San Francisco Bay. 11:40 a.m. in person; June 21: Zero Waste Marin workshop on eliminating waste from everyday life. 12:20 p.m. in person; June 21: “The Zero-Waste Chef” author Anne-Marie Bonneau leads a kombucha-making workshop. 1 p.m. in person. Register online.

Congregation Rodef Sholom: 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael; 415-479-3441; rodefsholom.org. June 18: Jeremy Ben-Ami and Tal Shalev discuss challenges to democracy in the United States and Israel. Noon in person. Register online.

Fairfax Library: 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax; 415-453-8092; marinlibrary.org. June 18: Alzheimer’s Association workshop on “Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body.” 6 p.m. in person.

First Presbyterian Church: 1510 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 415-456-6760; marinhistory.org. June 17: Elia Haworth discusses “Bolinas, the Oldest Town in West Marin,” presented by Marin History Museum. 7 p.m. in person. $20 ticket. Register online.

Marin Art and Garden Center: 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; 415-455-5260; maringarden.org. June 17: Arts Alive! mixer with a presentation from Marin writer Pamela Coddington Samaniego on social prescribing. 5:30 p.m. in person. $20 ticket. Register online.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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