This Week

 

Sebastopol Senior Center holds its annual fundraiser card playing lunch at noon Wednesday at the Masonic Center, 373 N. Main St. For $20, you can eat and play bridge, poker and other games.

Take off for the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco at 8 a.m. Thursday with the Sebastopol Senior Center. Depart from Mt. Olive Church, 460 Murphy St. Cost is $56. More information: 829-2440 or sebastopolseniorcenter.org.

Curious minds of the  Science Buzz Café will gather at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Road in Sebastopol. A $4 donation gets you a couple of hours of informal night science. More information: sciencebuzzcafe.org.

Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame will come to Sebastopol on Friday, with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. screening of Academy Award nominated documentary, “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.” At 9 p.m., Ellsberg will answer questions, all at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at seb.org.

Heat up the night Saturday with some hot salsa from Batacha at Occidental Center for the Arts, 4008 Bohemian Highway in Occidental. Doors open at 7 p.m. with a dance lesson, followed by an evening of Latin dancing. It costs $15. Reserve a spot at 874-9392 or brownpapertickets.com.

Guitarist Roger McGuinn, co-founder of The Byrds, will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St. Tickets are $37 premium, $32 advance, $35 at the door, available online at seb.org.

Sere Prince Halverson launches her book “The Underside of Joy” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at Occidental Center for the Arts, 4008 Bohemian Highway, Occidental. The book, partly inspired by Occidental, ignited an international bidding war for publication rights. The event is free, but a portion of all book sales will be donated to Center. More information: occidentalcenterforthearts.com.

-          Andrea Granahan