These 137 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 13 at 7pm
Angelico Hall · San Rafael • $57
The maestro of Middle Eastern-ish cooking returns, rethinking what "simple" means eight years after his game-changing bestseller. An intimate evening with Yotam Ottolenghi, and your ticket includes a pre-signed copy of Simple Too.
October 15 at 7pm
Smith Rafael Film Center · San Rafael
See how a tiny Georgia town helped send Jimmy Carter to the White House. This West Coast premiere screens the documentary, then brings the director and panelists onstage for a live conversation.
October 15 at 4:30pm +179
Smith Rafael Film Center · San Rafael • $15
Step into a glacial time capsule where melting ice meets family memory. Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason weaves his grandparents' photographs with stark climate footage, creating a haunting reflection on home amid epochal change.
October 15 at 5pm
Driver's Market & Deli · Sausalito • Free
Ever wondered what goes into your cider? Ethic Ciders founder Ned Lawton walks you through organic orcharding, fermentation, and blending while you sip his Sonoma ciders, with light pairings from Driver's kitchen.
Oct. 17 & Oct. 18 at 4pm
Lighthouse Bar & Grill · Mill Valley • Free
Don't just watch dance, do it. Master artists teach you gestures from flamenco, Kathak, jazz, ballet and Indigenous traditions, then you watch a film and unpack it together in a lively talk-back.
October 18 at 4pm (This weekend)
Dance Palace · Point Reyes Station • Free
What if trees could write? Artist Katie Holten shares her book The Language of Trees, which uses her invented tree alphabet to translate writings from Ursula K. Le Guin, Zadie Smith, Radiohead, and more into leafy type.
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Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Smith Rafael Film Center · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 5:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:15 AM
Muir Woods National Monument · Mill Valley
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:15 AM
Marin City Library · Sausalito
Wed, Oct 14 · 2:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
$0
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:15 AM
Marin City Library · Sausalito
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
WildCare · San Rafael
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
WildCare · San Rafael
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:00 PM
Community Congregational Church · Belvedere Tiburon
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:00 AM
Copperfield's Books · Larkspur
Thu, Oct 15 · 1:00 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:00 AM
Copperfield's Books · Larkspur
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:00 AM
Women's Club · Fairfax
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:00 AM
Fairfax Pavilion · Fairfax
Thu, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM
Sunrise Center · Corte Madera
Thu, Oct 15 · 1:00 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Fri, Oct 16 · 10:00 AM
Larkspur Library · Larkspur
Fri, Oct 16 · 10:15 AM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Fri, Oct 16 · 9:30 AM
San Geronimo Valley Community Center · San Geronimo
Fri, Oct 16 · 10:15 AM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Fri, Oct 16 · 10:15 AM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
South Novato Library · Novato
Sat, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
WildCare · San Rafael
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:15 AM
Chabad of Marin · San Rafael
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:15 AM
Chabad of Marin · San Rafael
Sat, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
WildCare · San Rafael
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Community Congregational Church · Belvedere Tiburon
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:30 AM
Community Congregational Church · Belvedere Tiburon
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:30 AM
Community Congregational Church · Belvedere Tiburon
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:30 AM
Westminster Presbyterian · Belvedere Tiburon
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:30 PM
Point Reyes National Seashore · Point Reyes Station
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Tarantino Hall · Belvedere Tiburon
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Pioneer Park · Novato
Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
Novato Library · Novato
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
The Sausalito Center For The Arts · Sausalito
$0
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe · Corte Madera
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe · Corte Madera
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
The Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Fairfax Community Church · Fairfax
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Angel Island Immigration Station · Belvedere Tiburon
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
The Outdoor Art Club · Mill Valley
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Tomales Regional History Center · Tomales
Free
Mon, Nov 2 · 5:30 PM
Westminster Presbyterian · Belvedere Tiburon
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
Marin County · California
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
Marin YMCA · San Rafael
Tue, Nov 3 · 1:00 PM
Fine Estate, Inc. · San Rafael
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 5:30 PM
Engel & Volkers Mill Valley · Mill Valley
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Westminster Presbyterian · Belvedere Tiburon
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