September 2010

  • The Dog Who Ate the Truffle: A Memoir of Stories and Recipes from Umbria
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 7:00pm
    An authentic culinary journey—part memoir, part cookbook—introducing readers to the people, places, and food of Umbria.
    Veteran food critic Suzanne Carreiro spent a year and a half in Umbria, and this is her intimate look at its ancient recipes, traditions...   read more
  • Vanishing and Other Stories
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 7:00pm
    A French teacher who collects fiancés; a fortune-teller who fails to predict the heartbreak of her own daughter; an aging cowboy seduced by a city girl . . . these are some of the unforgettable people who live in these pages...   read more
  • The Familiars
    Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 9:00am
    Grant Elementary School, 200 Grant Avenue,
    Petaluma
    When three young wizards-in-training get kidnapped by the evil queen of the land, it is up to their familiars–magical animal companions–to make a dangerous journey to rescue them. You'll meet Aldwyn, an orphan alley cat pretending to have telekinesis...   read more
  • The Familiars
    Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 11:00am
    Liberty Elementary School, 170 Liberty Road,
    Petaluma
    When three young wizards-in-training get kidnapped by the evil queen of the land, it is up to their familiars–magical animal companions–to make a dangerous journey to rescue them. You'll meet Aldwyn, an orphan alley cat pretending to have telekinesis...   read more
  • The Familiars
    Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 1:15pm
    Penngrove Elementary School, 365 Adobe Road,
    Penngrove
    When three young wizards-in-training get kidnapped by the evil queen of the land, it is up to their familiars–magical animal companions–to make a dangerous journey to rescue them. You'll meet Aldwyn, an orphan alley cat pretending to have telekinesis...   read more
  • The Familiars
    Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 4:00pm
    Copperfield's Books Petaluma
    IN-STORE MEET & GREET
    When three young wizards-in-training get kidnapped by the evil queen of the land, it is up to their familiars–magical animal companions–to make a dangerous journey to rescue them. You'll meet Aldwyn, an orphan alley cat pretending to have telekinesis...   read more
  • Untold: A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad
    Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Untold demystifies the most influential women at the dawn of Islam: Muhammad's wives. They are presented in all their variety. Among them are a successful merchant, the leader of an army, two Jewish war captives, and a Coptic Christian diplomat...   read more
  • Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 11:00am - 4:00pm
    Kendall Jackson Wine Center, 5007 Fulton Road,
    Fulton
    The 14th Annual Kendall-Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 11am–4pm. More than 170 varieties of heirloom tomatoes in every size, shape and color imaginable will be picked fresh from our own Culinary Gardens and sampled on a beautiful Wine Country afternoon...   read more
  • St. Helena (Images of America)
    Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 1:30pm
    The town of St. Helena lies in the heart of Napa Valley, America's celebrated wine-producing region located 63 miles north of San Francisco. In 1854, Henry Still and a Mr. Walters purchased 126 acres from the Mexican land grant of Dr. Edward Bale...   read more
  • Sunday, September 12, 2010 - 2:00pm
    Come one, come all, to Copperfield's Books in Petaluma, for the FIRST ANNUAL YODA-FOLDING CONTEST! Snack on Wookie Cookies and Yoda Soda...   read more
  • Fallout
    Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 9:30am
    Sonoma Academy, 2500 Farmers Lane,
    Santa Rosa (Access from Kawana Springs Road)
    Hunter, Autumn, and Summer—three of Kristina Snow’s five children—live in different homes, with different guardians and different last names. They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother ...   read more
  • Fallout
    Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 12:00pm
    Petaluma High School, 201 Fair St.,
    Petaluma
    Hunter, Autumn, and Summer—three of Kristina Snow’s five children—live in different homes, with different guardians and different last names. They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother ...   read more
  • Fallout
    Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 4:00pm
    Copperfield's Books Petaluma – IN-STORE MEET & GREET
    Hunter, Autumn, and Summer—three of Kristina Snow’s five children—live in different homes, with different guardians and different last names. They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother ...   read more
  • The Lovers
    Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Twenty-eight years ago, Peter and Yvonne honeymooned in the beautiful coastal village of DatÇa, Turkey. Now Yvonne is a widow, her twin children grown. Hoping to immerse herself in memories of a happier time—as well as sand and sea—Yvonne returns to DatÇa ...   read more
  • Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man
    Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Three years ago, local musician and author Buzzy Martin presented his self-published memoir recounting his time teaching music to inmates at San Quentin. We welcome Buzzy back to celebrate the national publication (Penguin Books) of Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man...   read more
  • Sex, Sin, and Zen: A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between
    Friday, September 17, 2010 - 7:00pm
    With his one-of-a kind blend of autobiography, love of pop culture, and plainspoken Buddhist philosophy, Brad Warner explores an A-Z of sexual topics—from masturbation to abortion, gender identity to pornography...   read more
  • A Very Special Renaissance Faire
    Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
    Ives Park, 7400 Willow St.,
    Sebastopol
    This is a fundraiser for the Sebastopol Educational Foundation...   read more
  • The Dogtown Chronicles: Our Life and Times with Sheep, Goats, Llamas, and Other Creatures
    Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 2:00pm
    A middle-aged couple of escaped New Yorkers become shepherds in the rural outpost of West Marin, California, and learn much about life and about death from the experience. The Dogtown Chronicles is a memoir as much as a layered love story...   read more
  • Grandpa to a Children's Village
    Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Mattimore's personal story of what it's like for a man in his 70s to move in with a passel of abused and neglected kids, share their lives, and take on a new identity as a grandpa to a children's village...   read more
  • The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha's Path to Freedom
    Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Santa Rosa Shambhala Center, 709 Davis Street, Ste. 206,
    Santa Rosa
    Buddhist teacher and wife of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche (the primary living teacher of Pema Chodron), will discuss her first new book, which addresses the meaning of "emptiness"...   read more
  • Farmers' Market Desserts
    Sunday, September 19, 2010 (All day)
    Sebastopol Farmer's Market, Downtown Plaza at McKinley Street,
    Sebastopol
    "Locavores and discriminating dessert lovers are sure to appreciate the latest from author and food-healthcare consultant Schact, a collection of seasonal update on dessert classics. Imaginative yet attainable riffs ...   read more
  • Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 11:00am - 8:00pm
    Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St.,
    Petaluma
    Meander through Petaluma for the 15th Annual Petaluma Poetry Walk! The walk begins at the Petaluma Arts Center and winds its way downtown to various locations including Copperfield's Books...   read more
  • Garrison Keillor
    Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Wells Fargo Center for the Arts,
    50 Mark West Springs Road,
    Santa Rosa
    Best-Selling Author and Host of “A Prairie Home Companion”...   read more
  • Halo
    Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 10:00am
    Petaluma - School TBA
    Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human...   read more
  • Halo
    Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 1:00pm
    Petaluma - School TBA
    Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human...   read more
  • Halo
    Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 4:00pm
    Copperfield's Books Petaluma
    IN-STORE MEET & GREET
    Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human...   read more
  • Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to Its Knees
    Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of Bill Lerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now a convicted felon. For more than two decades, Lerach threatened...   read more
  • Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
    The Literary Arts Guild presents a free day of locally treasured and nationally recognized poets, novelists, essayists, reporters, children's writers, aspiring writers, book group experts...   read more
  • Featuring Alice Walker
    Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
    Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd South and D Street,
    Petaluma
    Co-sponsored by The Peace and Justice Center, KPFA 94.1, and The Committee for Immigrant Rights Sonoma County, this year's Petaluma Progressive Festival features American novelist, short-story writer...   read more
  • Growing Roots: The New Generation of Sustainable Farmers, Cooks and Food Activists
    Monday, September 27, 2010 - 5:30pm
    h2hotel, 219 Healdsburg Ave.,
    Healsdburg
    Join h2hotel, Copperfield Books, and MGPR as we present Katherine Leiner and 5 of her profiles from her newest book, Growing Roots. Her new book profiles fifty-eight of these people with their passion...   read more
  • Dead in the Dregs: A Babe Stern Mystery
    Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 7:00pm
    A stunning debut mystery packed with revenge and murder set in the Napa Valley! When prominent wine critic Richard Wilson disappears and is later found murdered, his ex-brother-in-law Babe Stern embarks on a hunt for the killer...   read more
  • Growing Roots: The New Generation of Sustainable Farmers, Cooks, and Food Activists Stories and Recipes from Young People Eating What They Sow
    Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 6:30pm
    Baker Creek Seed Bank, 199 Petaluma Blvd. N.,
    Petaluma
    Growing Roots: The New Generation of Sustainable Farmers, Cooks, and Food Activists is about a new revolution in food that involves young people who are living sustainable lives that revolve around healthy...   read more
  • Men and Dogs
    Literary Luncheon & Book Club Event!
    Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 12:00pm
    Water Street Bistro, 100 Petaluma Blvd. N.,
    Petaluma
    When Hannah Legare was 11, her father went on a fishing trip in the Charleston harbor and never came back. And while most of the town and her family accepted Buzz's disappearance...   read more
  • Delia's Book of Guidance for Cancer Healing
    Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Delia's Book: Guidance for Cancer Healing shares the hope, wisdom and strategies that helped holistic medical doctor Delia Pratt outlive her prognosis by more than ten years. Written by a close friend, Delia's Book offers...   read more
  • Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life
    Co-sponsored by the Sonoma Humane Society
    Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 7:00pm
    Steven Kotler was forty years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs" was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move...   read more