March 2010

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  • The Vagrants
    Book Club Pick!
    Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
    This astonishing first novel from award-winning short-story writer Yiyun Li weaves together the delicate moments between mothers and sons, husbands and wives, illuminating the reality of oppression and pain...  read more
  • Women, Food, and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
    Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Bestselling author helps overeaters find the underlying reasons for using food as an emotional buffer and provides seven basic guidelines for eating and other therapeutic self-help tools...  read more
  • Dancing Tara: A Manual of Practice
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 7:00pm
    International teacher and performer of sacred dance presents her manual on the meaning behind the movements, philosophy, and texts of the Mandala Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara...  read more
  • Murder in the Palais Royal
    Friday, March 5, 2010 - 6:30pm
    Vista del Lago Community Room, 3150 Lakeview Dr.,
    Santa Rosa
    Black to present (in English) the latest in her mystery series staring Aimée Leduc, the clever American young sleuth with an uncanny feel for the street culture of old Parisian neighborhoods...  read more
  • Raw Energy: 124 Raw Food Recipes for Energy Bars, Smoothies, and Other Snacks to Recharge Your Body
    Friday, March 5, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Tourles’ 124 recipes combine raw ingredients in delicious snacks that are chock-full of nutrients and long-term energy boosters...  read more
  • Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 11:00am - 1:00pm
    Children ages 3 to 10 are invited to enjoy a morning of storytelling and simple crafts from the actors of theater4 including Betty Turner, Joan Felciano and Tim Hayes...  read more
  • Add More-ING to Your Life: a Hip Guide to Happiness
    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 3:00pm
    In this hip self-transformation book, Bernstein truly shows you how to make happiness a way of life...  read more
  • Blood Vines
    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Set in Sonoma County, bestselling author Spindler's latest novel is a spine-tingling thriller of family secrets, terrifying visions, ritualistic murders and Wine Country history...  read more
  • Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
    Monday, March 8, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Revised and updated for the 21st century, Voluntary Simplicity continues to be a powerful and visionary work in the dialogue over sustainable living...  read more
  • Before I Fall
    Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 7:00pm
    After Samantha Kingston dies in a terrible accident, she wakes up morning after morning, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she holds more power than she had imagined...  read more
  • Before I Fall
    Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:00am
    St. Vincent de Paul High School, 849 Keokuk St.,
    Petaluma
    After Samantha Kingston dies in a terrible accident, she wakes up morning after morning, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she holds more power than she had imagined. School events are open to the public.
    Please sign in at the office upon arrival...  read more
  • Before I Fall
    Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 12:30pm
    Petaluma High School, 201 Fair St.,
    Petaluma
    After Samantha Kingston dies in a terrible accident, she wakes up morning after morning, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she holds more power than she had imagined. School events are open to the public.
    Please sign in at the office upon arrival...  read more
  • Awakening to Aging: Glimpsing the Gifts of Aging
    Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Editor Heery and various contributors will read from this collection of essays on a spectrum of aging topics: finances, health, caregiving, ethical wills, aging parents, spirituality, etc...  read more
  • Deadlines
    Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 7:00pm
    When suspicious deaths occur along California’s coveted coastline, veteran columnist Colm MacCay must bring to bear his investigative skills to uncover the cause, prevent more deaths, and save the coast...  read more
  • Free to Love, Free to Heal: Heal Your Body by Healing Your Emotions
    Monday, March 15, 2010 - 7:00pm
    World renowned mind-body physician and Chopra Center co-founder guides readers through his five-step process that has helped thousands achieve authentic healing...  read more
  • A Year with Rilke: Daily Readings from the Best of Rainer Maria Rilke
    Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Deep ecologist and Buddhist thinker, Macy and Anita Barrows present their latest translation of Rilke with this book of daily readings from the beloved poet's writings...  read more
  • What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies
    Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
    This innovative and easy-to-use guide provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any plant problem and matching it to the right cure...  read more
  • Angelology: a Novel
    Friday, March 19, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Trussoni blends bibilical lore, the myth of Orpheus and the Miltonic visions of Paradise Lost to create a thrilling epic about an ancient clash reignited in our time between a hidden society and heaven's darkest creatures...  read more
  • Small Kingdoms
    Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Set in Kuwait between the two Gulf wars, this upstairs/downstairs of the Arab world traces the intersecting lives of five people as they reckon with saving a captive maid...  read more
  • Monday, March 22, 2010 - 6:30pm
    Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave,
    Santa Rosa
    Join bestselling author Kurchinka as she presents "Discovering Who Has Come to Live with You: Discipline Strategies that 'Fit' Each Child." This event is sponsored by Sonoma Family Life magazine. Tickets are available at www.parentsplaceonline.org/sonoma.
    $15 in advance; $20 at the door...  read more
  • The Dead-Tossed Waves (Forest of Hands and Teeth, Book 2)
    Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 10:00am
    San Antonio High School, 500 Vallejo St.,
    Petaluma
    In this sequel to the compelling post-apocalyptic novel, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Gabry’s quiet life behind the Barrier is forever altered and she must face the forest of her mother’s past. Event is Open to the Public.
    Please sign in at office upon arrival...  read more
  • The Dead-Tossed Waves (Forest of Hands and Teeth, Book 2)
    Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 12:15pm
    Casa Granda High School, 333 Casa Grande Rd,
    Petaluma
    In this sequel to the compelling post-apocalyptic novel, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Gabry’s quiet life behind the Barrier is forever altered and she must face the forest of her mother’s past. Event is Open to the Public.
    Please sign in at office upon arrival...  read more
  • Simplicity Parenting
    Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Summerfield Waldorf School, 655 Willowside Rd.,
    Santa Rosa
    Come hear bestselling author and Waldorf Collaborative Counseling Program director Payne discuss the thorny aspects of parenting such as dealing with a child's social difficulties, attention and behavioral issues, and defiance, aggression, addiction and self-esteem.
    Tickets available at Copperfield's Books or co-sponsor Summerfield Waldorf School for $10. Books available for purchase at the event or stores...  read more
  • Making Your Mind Magnificent: Flourishing at any Age
    Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 5:30pm
    Mary Agatha Furth Center 8400 Old Redwood Highway,
    Windsor
    "Tough Times Thinking: Staying Positive in a Negative World" Sonoma County resident Steven Campbell has spent the past 20+ years studying how the brain works. This past spring, he released his third book, Making Your Mind Magnificent: Flourishing at Any Age. He now leads a series of workshops and presentations throughout California based on the concepts in his book...  read more
  • Introduction to Energy in California
    Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 6:30pm
    Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave,
    Sebastopol
    Asmus presents his "California Natural History Guide," an easy-to-read overview of energy resources, past, present, and future for both fossil fuels and renewable energy sources...  read more
  • Revolting Youth and Youth in Revolt
    Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Napa Library Community Room 80 Coombs St.,
    Napa
    Join author C.D. Payne for a multimedia presentation discussing the book's transition from independent press to major motion picture. Seating is limited...  read more
  • "A Taste for Literacy"
    Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 5:00pm - 10:00pm
    This fundraiser for the Napa City-County Library's Literacy Center and its new LifeWORKS Learning Lab will feature Hollywood writer/producer and novelist Stephen Cannell as he shares his triumph over dyslexia. Also spotlighted will be chefs and restaurateurs from Napa, San Francisco and around the country. For more information, please call: 707- 253-4283. Tickets available at Copperfield's Books Napa and Calistoga stores...  read more
  • Pandora Gets Heart
    Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 10:30am
    Valley Vista School, 730 North Webster St.,
    Petaluma
    "Pandy" knows the box given to her by her father Zeus must never be opened but accidents happen! Now, she must capture the seven escaped forms of evil and misery or go down in history as the girl who ruined the world...  read more
  • Pandora Gets Heart
    Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 1:00pm
    Grant Elementary School, 200 Grant Ave,
    Petaluma
    "Pandy" knows the box given to her by her father Zeus must never be opened but accidents happen! Now, she must capture the seven escaped forms of evil and misery or go down in history as the girl who ruined the world...  read more
  • Pandora Gets Heart
    Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 7:00pm
    "Pandy" knows the box given to her by her father Zeus must never be opened but accidents happen! Now, she must capture the seven escaped forms of evil and misery or go down in history as the girl who ruined the world...  read more