Literary events for the week of Feb. 2

Sunday, Feb. 2

Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation program for Sonoma County high school students, 6:30 p.m., Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. Free admission. Info, meshulaph@yahoo.com.

Monday, Feb. 3

Molly Fisk and Jude O'Nym, Rivertown Poets: A-Muse-ing Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Aqus Cafe, 189 H St., Petaluma. Info, wrdpntr51@gmail.com.

Tuesday, Feb. 4

First Tuesday Poets: Everyone welcome to read and learn about poetry, 7 p.m., Dona Benicia Room, Benicia City Library, 150 E. L St., Benicia. Info, lois@requist.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Alex Pentland, "Social Physics," 7 p.m., Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. Priority seating with a purchase of a book from Book Passage. Info, 415-927-0960 or bookpassage.com.

Thursday, Feb. 6

Tony Abbott, "The Copernicus Legacy," 4 p.m., Copperfield's Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. Info, 578-8938 or copperfieldsbooks.com.

Isabel Allende, "Ripper," 7 p.m., Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. Tickets: $32 (includes copy of book). Info, 415-927-0960 or bookpassage.com.

Friday, Feb. 7

John Amodeo, "Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships," 7 p.m., Copperfield's Books, 138 North Main St., Sebastopol. Info, 823-2618 or copperfieldsbooks.com.

Saturday, Feb. 8

Jean Wong, "Sleeping with Gods," 2:30 p.m., The Sunflower Center, 1435 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. Info, www.lydiasorganics.com/love-in-the-afternoon.html.

To submit book events for consideration in this column, contact Sara Peyton at sara.peyton@gmail.com at least three weeks in advance of the event.

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