Book events

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. April 30: Alka Joshi discusses “Six Days in Bombay.” 6 p.m. in person. Register online.

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. April 27: Reading and celebration for CalPoets Marin anthology. 2 p.m. in person; April 28: Laura Munson discusses “The Wild Why” with Brooke Warner. 6 p.m. in person; April 30: Susannah Cahalan discusses “The Acid Queen” with Meg Josephson. 6 p.m. in person; May 2: Susanna Barkataki discusses “Ignite Your Yoga” with San Rafael resident Sarah Ezrin. 4:30 p.m. in person; May 3: Elaine Sciolino discusses “Adventures in the Louvre.” 11 a.m. in person; May 3: Jennifer Griffith discusses “Both Sides of Then.” 1 p.m. in person; May 3: Mill Valley resident Robert Elias discusses “Dangerous Danny Gardella.” 4 p.m. in person; May 4: Pamela Reitman discusses “Charlotte Salomon Paints her Life.” 1 p.m. in person; May 4: Brian Copeland discusses “Shadows of Justice” with James Dalessandro. 4 p.m. in person.

Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1075; dancepalace.org. May 3: Alana Levinson-Labrosse discusses “Dream State,” presented by Point Reyes Books. 3 p.m. in person.

Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. April 27: William Gee Wong discusses “Sons of Chinatown.” 4 p.m. in person.

Tom Biagini Gallery: 5 Inverness Way, Inverness; 415-669-0445; tombiagini.com. April 27: West Marin resident Elizabeth Whitney discusses “The American Blue Book.” 3 to 6 p.m. in person.

Other talks

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. April 29: Inauguration of Marin’s youth poet laureate and poet laureate ambassadors. 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

Corinthian Yacht Club: 43 Main St., Tiburon; 415-435-4771; cyc.org. May 1: Artist and tuna researcher Ethan Estess discusses his work. 7 p.m. in person.

HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; wonderfest.org. April 29: Wonderfest hosts two of its Science Envoys — UC Berkeley astrophysicist Daniel Brethauer discussing kilonova metals and UC Berkeley ecologist Tyus Williams discussing cat ecology. 7 p.m. in person.

Marin Art and Garden Center: Livermore Pavilion, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; moya-rhs.org. May 1: Bill Ruck discusses his work with Maritime Radio Station KPH, presented by the Ross Historical Society/Moya del Pino Library. 11 a.m. in person. $10 donation requested.

Marin County Civic Center: 3501 Civic Center Drive, suite 330, San Rafael; 415-473-6400; marincounty.gov. April 27: Youth town hall. 2 p.m. in person. Register online.

Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church: 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley; 415-388-4456; mtumc.org. May 4: Meet and greet with Mill Valley Mayor Stephen Burke. Noon in person and online.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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