• WildCare, a nonprofit wildlife hospital and nature education center based in Marin, hosts a grand opening party for its new Ambassador Zone featuring live animal “ambassadors,” including Mohave the desert tortoise, Sequoia the northern spotted owl and 15 other critters, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at WildCare’s transitional facility at 251 North San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Admission is free with RSVP. For more information and to RSVP, visit discoverwildcare.org.

• Zydeco musician Andre Thierry leads a family-friendly music program about the history, traditions and instruments associated with Louisiana Creole music at 11 this morning at the Fairfax Library at 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Fairfax. Admission is free. Go to marinlibrary.org.

• Bay Area musician Keenan Webster discusses West African music and plays various instruments, such as the balafon and the kora, at 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Civic Center Library at 3501 Civic Center Drive, room 427, in San Rafael. Admission is free. Go to marinlibrary.org.

• The Mill Valley Public Library and Marin Stargazers host a star party from 6 to 8 p.m. March 8 at Hauke Park in Mill Valley. Admission is free with RSVP. Telescopes will be available for the public. For more information and to RSVP, visit millvalleylibrary.libcal.com.