FIRE & WATER: Facing an Elemental Future

Sausalito celebrates the 2024 Earth Day with an unsparing yet hopeful look at future resilience.   The world's most renowned water expert, Dr. Peter Gleick, will discuss his new book, The Three Ages of Water.  Dr. Lisa Micheli, past president and CEO of Sonoma County's Pepperwood Preserve, will talk about lessons learned from the Tubbs and Kincaid fires, both of which significantly torched the preserve.  Sausalito City Council member Janelle Kellman who is also founder of the Center for Sea Rise Solutions, a global non-profit focused on coastal resilience and ocean health,  will discuss local sea level rise issues and initiatives.  Environmental author & journalist Mary Ellen Hannibal will moderate this panel discussion.   

More special guests & authors to be announced. Local environmental groups will be on hand to share their programs and literature.

Free to attend, but please RSVP/Register on Eventbrite. (We want to make sure we have enough wine!)

Wednesday, December 6th – 3pm – Holiday Book & Gift Showcase with Sausalito Village

Thursday, December 7th – 4:30-6:30pm – Sip & Savor @ Amour Vert with 20% of sales benefiting Literacy by the Bay

Tuesday, December 12th – 5:30pm – Book Club Holiday Celebration & Holiday Book Gift Suggestions

Sunday, December 24th – Christmas Eve – we will stay open until 6pm for last minute shoppers!

Monday, December 25th – Merry Christmas to all!

Tuesday, December 26th – Boxing Day – Join us for our “leftovers” sale! Lots of holiday swag 50% off!

Sunday, December 31st – New Year’s Eve – We will be closing early – at 3pm – but join us for a glass of champagne and a Toast to 2024 @ 2pm

Unless otherwise indicated all events are open to the public

and there is no charge to attend. 

Italian Wine—The History, Regions & Grapes of an Iconic Wine Country

Shelley Lindgren is wine director and owner of San Francisco’s beloved Italian restaurant A16 – a recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Program and many other accolades.

Special welcome & introduction by Sausalito Mayor Melissa Blaustein

$50 – Includes a copy of Shelley’s new book (retail value $35)

Author Kevin F Adler in conversation with Dr. Tajah Tubbs, Chief Resident of Emergency Medicine at UCSF.

Bay Area-based Kevin Adler is a social entrepreneur, author & CEO of Miracle Messages, a non-profit providing resources to the homeless. He believes each of us can play a role in ending homelessness in America. Do you know yours? His book offers a well-reserached analysis of our homeless crisis and solutions for ending it.

Dominican MFA ( Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing) students, recent alumni, and faculty will share new writing at the seaside bookstore in Sausalito. Readers include Joan Baranow, Marianne Rogoff, Robert Bradford, Catherine Clark Sayles, James Gunshinan, Mary Rosenthal, Lisa Rosenburg, Christina Lopez, Cindy Pavlinac, and Shmuel Nightingale.