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TOM LICHTENHELD AFTER SCHOOL PARTY MEET & GREET Friday, February 22, 2019 - 4:00pm Petaluma -The most important rule is #1: It must be your birthday. After that's been established, a crew of hilarious animals help picture book pros Tom... Petaluma Store |
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GENEEN ROTH Friday, February 22, 2019 - 7:00pm Petaluma -Inspiring, personal, and often spiritual reflections on how women can find peace, make wise choices, practice everyday joy, and step into their power... Petaluma Store |
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MARC LESSER Friday, February 22, 2019 - 7:00pm Sebastopol -Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader evolved out of Marc Lesser’s work helping to create Search Inside Yourself, a mindfulness-based... Sebastopol Store |
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WONDER NOOK PRESCHOOL PRESENTS STORYTIME Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 11:00am Novato - Wonder Nook Preschool is a Reggio-inspired program which emphasizes artistic expression, fosters creativity, and follows the interests of the... Novato Store |
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LIT NIGHT SERIES: TERRY GAMBLE Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 7:00pm Petaluma -The Lit Night series brings outstanding literary authors to a dedicated group of fans. Past Lit Night authors have included Jim Shepard, Daniel... Petaluma Store |
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UNICORN PARTY WITH KAMILLA BENKO Sunday, February 24, 2019 - 2:00pm Petaluma -The second book in an enchanting fantasy series The Unicorn Quest, about a real-world girl and her sister in a land full of magic and... Petaluma Store |
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DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY PARTY Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 11:00am NOVATO -DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY PARTY Come short, come tall, To honor Dr. Seuss, to celebrate, ...Novato Store |
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MEET AND GREET WITH DEBORAH TAYLOR-FRENCH Sunday, March 3, 2019 - 1:30pm Santa Rosa - When twelve-year-old animal lover, Nevada, races to a wildfire on a neighboring farm in northern California, little does she know this is only the... Santa Rosa Store |
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PETER REYNOLDS Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 4:00pm Petaluma -In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. All of us,... Petaluma Store |
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MARK SYNNOTT Friday, March 8, 2019 - 7:00pm Santa Rosa -Synnott paints an authentic, wry portrait of climbing history, profiling Yosemite heroes John Bachar, Peter Croft, Dean... Santa Rosa Store |
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HUMMINGBIRDS NEST COLLABORATIVE STORY TIME Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 11:00am Novato -Join us for an enchanting morning with stories and puppets! Educators from Hummingbirds Nest Collaborative, a bilingual,... Novato Store |
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BOOK LAUNCH: BRIAN FIES Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 6:00pm Santa Rosa - Join us Saturday, March 9th at the Charles Schultz Museum to celebrate the release of Brian Fies' new book A Fire Story. Fies, a Santa... Charles M. Schultz Museum |
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WRITER’S FORUM PRESENTS GUY BIEDERMAN Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 6:30pm Petaluma -Writer's Forum founder, Marlene Cullen, welcomes all writers to join us for this free event. We'll explore the art of flash fiction and discuss the... Petaluma Store |
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BRIAN FIES Friday, March 22, 2019 - 7:00pm Sebastopol - A Fire Story is an honest account of the 2017 October wildfires that left homes destroyed, families broken, and a community... Sebastopol Store |
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OFF THE PAGE & REDWOOD WRITERS Friday, March 22, 2019 - 7:30pm Santa Rosa -We’re an obvious pairing, don’t you think? Redwood Writers held a short play contest, and the six winning plays will be performed by Off the Page... Santa Rosa Store |
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WONDER NOOK STORY TIME Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 11:00am Novato -Wonder Nook Preschool is a Reggio-inspired program which emphasizes artistic expression, fosters creativity, and follows the interests of the children... Novato Store |
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OFF THE PAGE & REDWOOD WRITERS Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 7:30pm Santa Rosa -We’re an obvious pairing, don’t you think? Redwood Writers held a short play contest, and the six winning plays will be performed by Off the Page... Santa Rosa Store |
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TOM CLAVIN Friday, March 29, 2019 - 6:00pm San Rafael- In July 1865, "Wild Bill" Hickok shot and killed Davis Tutt in Springfield, MO—the first quick-draw duel on the frontier. Thus began the reputation... San Rafael Store |
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WORDS OFF PAPER Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 3:00pm Novato -Join us for a local author panel hosted by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder. Authors presenting will be: Shira Marin, author of Shadows of a Broken Mystery... Novato Store |
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STEVEN ROWLEY Friday, April 5, 2019 - 6:00pm Healdsburg -After years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house:... Healdsburg Store |
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ROZ CHAST & PATTY MARX Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 3:00pm Santa Rosa -The perfect Mother's Day gift: A collection of witty one-line advice New Yorker writer Patricia Marx heard from her mother, accompanied by... Charles M. Schultz Museum |
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LITERARY CAFÉ PRESENTS: RUTH REICHL IN CONVERSATION WITH SOLEIL HO Monday, April 8, 2019 - 7:30pm SAN RAFAEL ... |
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LISA SEE Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 7:00pm Sebastopol- New York Times-bestselling author, Lisa See writes about female friendship and family secrets in a story set against the shifting... Sebastopol Store |
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ALICE KUIPERS Friday, April 12, 2019 - 4:00pm Petaluma -Polly and her magic book, Spell, have all kinds of adventures together because whatever Polly writes in Spell comes true! But when Polly and Spell... Petaluma Store |
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EDWARD ESPE BROWN Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 3:00pm Larkspur -From master baker, cook, and Zen priest, Edward Espe Brown, comes a collection of timeless essays on Zen, food, and life itself. Brown was one of the... Larkspur Store |
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ALEXANDRIA BROWN Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 6:00pm Napa -Napa Valley is known for its wine and winemakers, but just beneath the fertile soil lies another, more complex version of its history. Uncover the story... Napa Store |
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WRITERS FORUM PRESENTS: IRIS JAMAHL DUNKLE Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 6:30pm Petaluma -Poet and writer, Iris Jamahl Dunkle will talk about research, intensity, and the art of crossing genres. Over the past five years, Dunkle has been... Petaluma Store |
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ROB BREDOW Friday, April 19, 2019 - 6:00pm San Rafael - Industrial Light & Magic Presents: Making Solo: A Star Wars Story, an eyewitness account of the film’s production from visual... San Rafael Store |
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JACQUELINE WINSPEAR Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 7:00pm Santa Rosa -Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war... Santa Rosa Store |
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LITERACYWORKS & COPPERFIELD’S BOOKS PRESENT: CHERRIE MORAGA Friday, April 26, 2019 - 7:00pm Santa Rosa -Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir is, at its core, a mother-daughter story. The mother, Elvira, was hired out as a child, along with... Santa Rosa Store |
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PAM HOUSTON Friday, April 26, 2019 - 7:00pm Sebastopol -On her 120-acre... Sebastopol Store |
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INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 10:00am ALL STORES -We know your calendars were marked months ago, but the wait for our favorite specialty holiday is almost over! Each of our 9 stores across Sonoma,... All Stores |
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MYLA GOLDBERG Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 5:00pm Healdsburg -Feast Your Eyes is a compelling and wholly original story about a female photographer grappling with ambition and motherhood, a balancing... Healdsburg Store |
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COMMUNITY EVENT: AN EVENING WITH NEIL GAIMAN Sunday, May 12, 2019 - 8:00pm Santa Rosa - “I make things up and write them down” is the way Neil Gaiman describes his varied art. Today, as one of the most celebrated writers of our... Luther Burbank Center for the Arts |
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