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To Chris Matthews, the host of Hardball on MSNBC, President Kennedy has long been both an avatar and a puzzle, a beacon and a conundrum. Whenever he spotted Kennedy’s name, he stopped to read. Whenever he met someone who had known the President, he asked to hear their story. Years in the making, Matthews has now woven those firsthand encounters with JFK into a remarkable new portrait, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero ($27.50).

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This extraordinary event marks the high point of the truffle season. It brings together Patricia Wells, the world-famous authority on French and European cooking, SPQR Executive Chef Matthew Accarrino, an expert on truffle cooking, and Owner/Wine Director Shelley Lindgren, who will bring together the perfect wines for what promises to be an unforgettable meal. Patricia Wells’ acclaimed books include The Paris Cookbook and The Provence Cookbook. Plan to reserve early for this truffle-laden extravaganza. The price includes the meal, wine, coffee, tax, tip & a signed copy of the author’s book.

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Tickets $35 (includes a signed book)
Reserve by phone: (415) 927-0960, ext. 1

Join us for an evening with Dr. Andrew Weil as he discusses Spontaneous Happiness. Deemed "the father of integrative medicine" by Dr. Mehmet Oz and named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, Dr. Weil has hugely transformed the practices of modern American medicine. His Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine is the leading provider of integrative medicine education worldwide and has trained more than 400 Fellows in the philosophy and practice of healing-oriented medicine addressing mind, body, and spirit. In Spontaneous Happiness, Dr. Weil draws on carefully researched information and personal experience to examine our country's—and the world's—fastest-growing epidemic: depression. Weil is the author of previous books The Worry Solution and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health.

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Tickets $25

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Benefit for the Marin County Free Library System
Kay Ryan’s recently concluded two-year term as the Library of Congress’s sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet. Ryan’s awards include a Pulitzer Prize, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Guggenheim fellowship. Ryan’s The Best of It: New and Selected Poems has garnered lavish praise. The 200 poems in The Best of It offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems. Ryan is the author of The Niagara River, Say Uncle, and Elephant Rocks.

The Marin County Free Library System exists to make a broad range of culture, information and knowledge available for the needs of the public. the Marin County Free Library (MCFL) serves the unincorporated areas of Marin County as well as the cities of Fairfax, Novato and Corte Madera. Visit http://www.marinlibrary.org for more information.

Admission $150 per person/ $250 per couple SOLD OUT
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Melanie Dunea, an award-winning photographer, asks 50 of the world’s top chefs a simple question: “What would you eat for your last meal?” Chef Morimoto, one of the authors in the book, has invited our customers into his new Napa restaurant, Morimoto, to celebrate Dunea’s book and to tell us how he would answer the question. The price includes the meal, wine, coffee, tax, tip & a signed copy of the author’s book.

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Admission $130 per person/$200 per couple
Reserve by phone: (415) 927-0960, ext. 1

Our own backyard culinary genius, Bradley Ogden, presents perfect holiday meals with a twist. Along with 150 featured recipes and elegant dinner menus, he shows how to carve a turkey and provides great wine pairings for the holidays. There are stunning full color photographs throughout the book. Ogden is the recipient of many awards including the James Beard Best Chef: California. The price includes the meal, wine, coffee, tax, tip & a signed copy of the author’s book.

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Marin County Fairgrounds, San Rafael, CA
Tickets: $20 (under 16 free with adult)
Call (415) 479-7727

Classic car lovers, mark your calendars to come celebrate the art and history of the automobile! Rolls-Royce is the featured marque for this year’s event, but there are Centennial Celebrations of both Chevrolet and the Indianapolis 500. The fairgrounds’ rolling lawn promises to beautifully showcase 200 exotic and rare vehicles in 19 different classes, while a special display of vintage travel trailers and campers is certain to be a crowd favorite. Back by popular demand, the lagoon will host a special exhibit of classic wooden boats. More info at www.marinsonomaconcours.org.

Marin Art & Garden Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA 94957
Shuttles leaves to tour the gardens every 15 minutes from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm (Rain or shine!)
Tickets: $35 • Purchase at www.rossgardentour.org
Alfresco Luncheon 11:00-2:30 pm • $10 ($12 day of)

This year the Ross Garden Tour reveals five breathtaking gardens. You are invited to stroll through each garden at your leisure on this self-guided tour. Comfortable shuttle buses depart regularly from the Marin Art and Garden Center and stop at each garden. Bicycle maps are provided at check-in for patrons who’d like to bike the tour. The 2011 Garden Tour Raffle Prize is a dream of a springtime garden, with 1,000 spring-blooming bulbs planted for one lucky winner!