ONGOING Sunday
Hikes on Mount Tam
Cap off your weekend
with a three- to five-mile group hike up
Mount Tamalpais.
Each trek is led by a
Friends of Mount Tam
volunteer. Various
locations (Mill Valley).
415.258.2410, friend-sofmttam.org
NOV 9 Gloria Steinem
Women’s rights activist
Gloria Steinem began
her illustrious career
with the founding of
Ms. Magazine in 1971,
providing a platform
to discuss political
and cultural issues
from a female point of
view. She comes to San
Francisco to discuss her
forthcoming memoir
My Life on the Road
with poet and educator Chinaka Hodge.
Nourse Theater (SF).
415.563.2463,
cityarts.net
NOV 9–12 Jill Bolte
Taylor Harvard-trained and published
neuroanatomist Jill
Bolte Taylor discusses
her Ne w York Times
best-selling memoir
My Stroke of Insight:
A Brain Scientist’s
Personal Journey,
which describes the
severe brain hemorrhage she had in 1996.
Veterans’ Memorial
Auditorium (San
Rafael). 650.340.7004,
speakerseries.net
NOV 9 Time to Lead
on Climate A group
of powerful speakers at the state,
national and global
levels discuss climate
change.Dominican
University (San Rafael).
leadonclimate.org
NOV 10 Zahid Sardar
The design journalist created a library
vignette to celebrate
his new book In & Out
of Paris: Gardens of
Secret Delights, featuring Room and Board
shelving, a thicket of
side tables and a custom
hand-hewn pendant.
Room and Board (SF).
415.252.9280, room
andboard.com
NOV 17 Women of
Industry Luncheon
Female business owners, professionals and
entrepreneurs of Marin
come together to recognize San Rafael’s
exemplary businesswomen. Peacock
Gab Clubhouse (San
Rafael). 415.454.4163,
srchamber.com/
womenofindustry
NOV 18 Patti Smith
The artist, musician
and author joins Dave
Eggers to discuss her
new book M Train,
which she describes
as “a road map to
my life.” Dominican
University (San Rafael).
415.927.0960,
bookpassage.com
NOV 19 Nutrition for
a Healthy, Vibrant,
Beautiful You Sonya
Angelone discusses
healthy aging, the
various health concerns
facing women and the
crucial role of nutrition as we get older.
Community Center
(Mill Valley). speak
tomeevents.com
NOV 21 Give Thanks to
Food Family Farm Day
Grab your family and
enjoy a Thanksgiving-
themed farm day at
Slide Ranch, where
all ages can have food
and healthy eating
questions answered,
help bake bread, learn
about different food
traditions, explore
organic gardens and
more. Slide Ranch (Mill
Valley). 415.381.6155,
slideranch.org
NOV 22 Art Auction
Survey and purchase
local art at this auction
also featuring music,
food and beverages.
Claudia Chapline
Gallery (Stinson
Beach). 415.868.2308,
artcontemporary
marin.com
NOV 23 The New
Science of the Brain:
Unlocking the World’s
Most Complex Machine
Neuroscientist and
best-selling author
David Eagleman
discusses whether our
brains are hardwired or
live-wired — continu-
ally shaping and shaped
by our reality — in his
forthcoming book The
Brain: The Story of You.
Nourse Theater (SF).
415.563.2463,
cityarts.net
NOV 27–29 Bolinas
Stinson Beach Open
Studios Celebrate the
holiday weekend with
visits to local artists
and craftspeople in
the studios where they
create. More than 20
artists working in mediums including painting,
ceramics, textiles, photography and more are
participating. Various
locations (Stinson
Beach). coastalmarin
artists.com
