Arts Listings
Readings-East Bay Through December 19
BOOKS INC., BERKELEY
Linda Himelstein, Dec. 12, 6 p.m. "The King of Vodka: The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire.''
1760 4th Street, Berkeley. (510) 525-7777, www.booksinc.net.<
EASTWIND BOOKS
Patricia Tanumihardja, Dec. 11, 3:30 p.m. "Asian Grandmothers Cookbook.''
2066 University Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-2350.<
THE PASTA SHOP
Joan Nathan, Dec. 11, 1-3 p.m. "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous, My Search for Jewish Cooking in France.''
1786 4th St., Berkeley. (510) 250-6004, www.pastashop.net.<
PLEASANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Gerald Blaine, Dec. 19, 2 p.m. "The Kennedy Detail.''
Free. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. 400 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasanton. (925) 931-4300, www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/library.html.<
UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOKS
"A Conversation on the Art of Publishing," Dec. 13, 5:30-7 p.m. Join Malcolm Margolin, Lynne Withey, Ernest Callenbach and Bill Mclung for the discussion.
Patrick Vinton Kirch, Dec. 14, 5:30-7 p.m. "How Chiefs Became Kings: Divine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in Ancient Hawai'i.''
Benjamin Griffin, Dec. 16, 5:30-7 p.m. "An Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Volume 1.''
2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. (510) 548-0585, www.universitypressbooks.com.<
