Readings
Whiskered cougars are on the prowl in Marin this week—and we mean the animal kind, wise guy!—so don’t miss the Living With Mountain Lions lecture Feb. 8 in San Rafael.
02/03: Jeremy Cowan Cowan presents “Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah: How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing & Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Shmaltz Brewing Co an International Success.� Includes a beer and food tasting. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 02/04: Renee Stephens The author talks about “Full-Filled� which provides a step-by-step plan that lets readers love themselves slim, sexy, and healthy for a lifetime. 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 02/04: Sere Prince Halverson Halverson talks about her novel “Underside of Joy.� 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
02/06: Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
culture 5:30-7:30pm. $35, NCHRA Members free. Sisters of Saint Dominic, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael. 291-1992. www.nchra.org
02/08: Living with Mountain Lions Lecture The mountain lion, native to Marin County, is one of the largest cats found in North America. Naturalist Virginia Fifield and Chief Ranger Rob Ruiz will discuss the habits and natural history of the mountain lion. Learn to identify this elusive animal, its field sign and what to do in the event that you encounter one. 6:30-8:30pm. Free. County of Marin, 775 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael. 499-6387. www.marincountyparks.org 02/08: Marin Interfaith Council Forum Panel
of Speakers, “Addressing Economic Inequality at the Local Level.� Come to the forum to learn ways that community and neighborhood organizations can work together. 2:30-4:30pm. Free or Small Donation. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 456-6957. www.sgvcc.org
Wednesdays: Marin History Museum Gallery Tour Join local legend Jeff Craemer for a gallery tour of the “Marin Independent Journal: 150 Years of Ink� exhibition. 11am-4pm. Free. Marin History Museum, 1125 B St., San Rafael. 454-8538. www.marinhistory.org
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Neuroscientist Dr. Levine and social psychologist Rachel Heller discuss “Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Findand Keep-Love.� 7pm. 444-8000 Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael. 444-8000 . www.marinjcc.org 02/06: Pam Houston Houston talks about “Contents May Have Shifted.� Stuck in a dead-end relationship, this fearless narrator leaves her metaphorical baggage behind and finds a comfort zone in the air. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 02/07: William Landay Landay discusses his novel “Defending Jacob.� Andy Barber is an Assistant D.A. in a suburban Massachusetts county blindsided when his 14-year-old son is charged with murder. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 02/08: Adam Johnson Johnson presents his novel “The Orphan Master’s Son.� 7pm. Free.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 02/09: Lysley Tenorio Tenorio discusses “Monstress,� a collection of vivid, original stories set amongst the Filipino-American communities of California and the Philippines. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 02/09: Robert N. Bellah Bellah presents “Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age.� He probes our biological past to discover the kinds of lives that humans have imagined were worthwhile. 7pm. Free. Dominican University, Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 927-0960. www.dominican.edu
02/10: Beth Aldrich at Book Passage, Corte Madera The author presents “Real Moms Love to Eat: How to Conduct a Love Affair with Food, Lose Weight, and Feel Fabulous.� 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
Film Events 02/03:‘Where The Water Meets The Sky’ Transformative Cinema Series presents this award winning documentary. Women in a remote area of Zambian are given a unique opportunity: to learn how to make a film as a way to speak out about their lives. 7-9pm. $10 donation. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr., Hamilton Field, Novato. 497-3677. www.unityinmarin.org 02/05: Super Bowl XLV HD Live Party Friends and family see the game on the Big Screen in HD Family Friendly event Halftime entertainment is Madonna. $20. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 924-5111. www.larktheater.net
02/07: Tiburon International Film Festival Screening “Adventure Ocean Quest .� One of the
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