Fred Setterberg, author of Lunch Bucket Paradise, will discuss and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit larkspurlibrary.org.

Carlos Cortés, author of Rose Hill, will give a presentation and sign copies of his book at the 2nd Annual Behavioral Heath Summit, “Our Aging Population: Policies, Practices & People!”

Registration required; for more information visit bhs.csusb.edu.

Saturday, March 3 from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Four Heyday authors (Laura Cunningham, Lois Goodwill, Andrew Lam, and Fred Setterberg) will participate in the Ninth Annual Authors on the Move, Sacramento Public Library Foundation’s annual fundraiser. There will be 45 authors traveling between tables as dinners enjoy a four-course meal.

$200 per person; for more information visit saclibraryfoundation.org.

Tony Platt, author of Grave Matters, will give a presentation (”Doing Justice To The Past: Legacies of Genocide, Grave Looting, and Culture Wars”) and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information download the event flyer.

Fred Setterberg, author of Lunch Bucket Paradise, will discuss and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit ci.pleasanton.ca.us/services/library.

Fred Setterberg, author of Lunch Bucket Paradise, will discuss and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information call (510) 745-1491 or visit aclibrary.org.

Matt Ritter, author of A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us, will lead a Master Gardeners Tree ID Workshop and sign copies of his book.

Join photographer Ken Light, author Melanie Light, and special guest Thomas Steinbeck for a reception, presentation, and book signing for their book and exhibit, Valley of Shadows and Dreams. Reception at 6:00, presentation at 7:00 with a book signing to follow. The exhibit will be up January 17 – May 15.

Free and open to the public; for directions visit journalism.berkeley.edu/misc/directions.

Matt Ritter, author of A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us, will give a presentation and sign copies of his book for the Peregrine Audubon Society.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit peregrineaudubon.org.

Fred Setterberg, author of Lunch Bucket Paradise, will discuss and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information call (510) 745-1491 or visit aclibrary.org.

Matt Ritter, author of A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us, will lead a gallery walkthrough exploring the history of the plants in Robert Adams’s photographs.

Free with general admission; for more information visit lacma.org/event/gallery-walkthrough.

Matt Ritter, author of A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us, will give a presentation and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit bellefontainenursery.com.

Rick Heide and Gary Noy, editors of The Illuminated Landscape, will read from and sign copies of their book.

Free and open to the public, but space is limited; for more information and to RSVP call (916) 543-7008.

NOTE: Scott Lankford, author of Tahoe beneath the Surface, had to cancel.

Join Ken Light and Melanie Light, photographer and author of Valley of Shadows and Dreams, for a book signing and opening reception. The exhibit will run March 22 – May 4.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit umbragebooks.com or download the event flyer.

Scott Lankford, author of Tahoe beneath the Surface, will read from and sign copies of his book.

$5 admission donation, space is limited; for more information call (916) 660-7202.

Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi, authors of Wherever There’s a Fight, will present a virtual tour of free speech fights in Fresno and beyond.

Free and open to the public; for more information call (559) 322-6146.

Join Ken Light and Melanie Light, photographer and author of Valley of Shadows and Dreams, for a book signing and reception.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit icp.org/events/2012/april/20/book-signing-ken-and-melanie-lights-valley-shadows-and-dreams.

Four Heyday authors, Gary Noy, Aparajita Nanda, Ruth Nolan, and Rick Heide, will participate in a panel, “Re-Imagining the California Dream: Developing a New Cultural Narrative,” at the 26th Annual MELUS (Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States) and 6th Annual USACLALS (United States Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies) Combined Conference. This event is sponsored by Santa Clara University.

Registration required; for more information contact Terry Beers at (408) 554-4335 or visit webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus.

Lincoln Cushing, author of All of Us or None, and Mat Callahan present an incredible slide show of dozens of rock and political posters from the 1960s and 1970s, discussing the role of music and art in the politics of the era, and the way the commercial culture worked to co-opt and reintegrate that burst of creativity into the demands of consumer capitalism.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit shapingsf.org.

Carlos Cortés, author of Rose Hill, will give workshops and sign copies of his book at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication.

Registration required; for more information visit intercultural.org/siic.php.

David Gilligan, author of Rise of the Ranges of Light, will give a presentation and sign copies of his book.

Free and open to the public; for more information visit spellbinderbookstore.com.