September 2010
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Author of Saved by a Poem: An Evening of Mystical Poetry, Music and Inspiration
Friday, September 37:30pmPoint Reyes Presbyterian ChurchDonationKim Rosen has touched listeners around the world with poetry’s power to awaken, inspire, and heal.
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Discovering the Transformative Power of the Spoken Word
a day long workshop with Kim RosenSaturday, September 410:00am - 5:00pmPoint Reyes Presbyterian Church$137Poetry, our most ancient form of prayer, is a healing medicine, especially needed in these times of global and personal challenge.
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author of Seasons in the Wine Country: Recipes From The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
Saturday, September 410:00amFarmers' MarketFree EventCooking Demo
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celebrating their newly published books of poetry:
Bob - The Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems
Brenda - Practical WaterSaturday, September 47:30pmToby's Feed Barn$20MORE & TICKETSNo-Host Reception 6:30-7:30 pm
Sponsored by Point Reyes Books and celebrating the bookstore's eighth anniversary celebration.
A benefit for the West Marin Review, the third volume of which is being published this fall
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author of The Pool of Memory: Autobiography of an Unwilling Intuitive
Thursday, September 97:00pmPoint Reyes First Presbyterian ChurchFree EventMichal Levin is a spiritual teacher, intuitive and author. After an unsought awakening, more than 16 years ago she is now a international teacher and expert on energy.
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for an evening of food, conversation, and humor
Saturday, September 116:00pm - 8:30pmToby's Feed Barn$20 (Kelly Corrigan only) / $75 (pre-event with Rebecca Katz)A pre-event with Rebecca Katz, featuring recipes from her cookbook The Cancer Fighting Kitchen the opportunity to ask Rebecca questions.
Immediately following, Kelly Corrigan will take the stage to present from both her books, and be in conversation with Commonweal Executive Director and longtime breast cancer advocate, Susan Braun, to discuss hope, healing, and the power of humor.
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author of Demolition Desserts
Saturday, September 1810:00amFarmers' MarketFree EventCooking Demo
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author of Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States
Sunday, September 192:00pm - 4:00pmCommonweal LibraryAcross the United States, thousands of people, most of them in low-income or minority communities, live next to heavily polluting industrial sites.
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editors of Mala of the Heart, 108 Sacred Poems
Thursday, September 237:00pmPoint Reyes Presbyterian ChurchFree EventFilled with wisdom from the great poets, sages, saints, and mystics, this selection of poems is a collective expression of universal, heart-filled wisdom.
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her latest cookbook is, Get Cooking: 150 Simple Recipes to Get You Started in the Kitchen
Saturday, September 2510:00amFarmers' MarketFree EventCooking Demo
October 2010
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author of, More Vegetables, Please! Over 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes for Eating Healthy Foods Each and Every Day
Saturday, October 210:00amFarmers' MarketFree EventCooking Demo
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Insights and inspiration from the marine realm: science, arts, stewardship
Sunday, October 33:00pm - 5:00pmToby’s GalleryFree. Donations welcome in support of the “Sea of Creativity” festival.A community discussion and panel of experts from science, art, music, poetry, and writing will discuss images, stories, and offerings of healing solutions for the oceans: cross-currents of knowledge and appreciation.
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author of My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur
Saturday, October 910:00amFarmers' MarketFree EventCooking Demo
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author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Saturday, October 97:00pmBookstoreFree EventNovella Carpenter writes about urban farming and sustainable food production.
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author of Field Days: A Year of Farming, Eating, and Drinking Wine in California
Friday, October 227:00pmBookstoreFree EventJonah Raskin’s Field Days chronicles the renaissance in organic farming and eating locally that is unfolding in Northern California.
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author of The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook
Saturday, October 2310:00amFarmers' MarketFree EventCooking Demo
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in conversation with Peter Barnes
Saturday, October 237:30pmThe Dance Palace$20Robert Reich will be discussing his new book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, a brilliant new reading of the economic crisis—and a plan for dealing with the challenge of its aftermath—by one of our most trenchant and informed experts.
November 2010
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author of Primal Cuts: Cooking with America's Best Butchers
Tuesday, November 97:00pmOsteria Stellina$75Marissa Guggiana will answer every question you've ever pondered about meat and the behind-the-counter world of butchers.
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author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
Saturday, November 207:00pmPoint Reyes Presbyterian ChurchFree EventDr. David Kessler is a writer, academic and former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration.
WEBCASTS
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reading from and talking about her new book, Finding Beauty in a Broken World.
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author of In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto at Toby's Feed Barn. Listen to Michael Pollan's talk:
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In this new book, philosopher Jacob Needleman, whose voice and ideas have done much to open the West to esoteric and Eastern religious...
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Engage with award-winning authors Robert Hass and Michael Ondaatje in a conversation benefiting the Tomales Bay Library Association. Robert...
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Dressed in a flashy, new, red suit, author T.C. Boyle made his second appearance at The Dance Palace. His first appearance was 30 years ago...
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Jon Carroll is the current winner of the Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Carroll...
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Llewellyn Vaughan Lee will discuss his new book, The Return of the Feminine and World Soul. He will focus on our need to reclaim the...
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Buddhist teacher Joseph Goldstein on July 25, 2010 was in conversation with Chris Desser at a benefit sponsored by the bookstore for the...
