Ever wonder who was behind the song of the New Year “Auld Lang Syne”? Join local treasure Taelan Thomas as he honors Scotland’s beloved national bard & poet. Burns, a son of a farmer, published his first book of poems in 1786 and became a national celebrity. When he passed away ten years later, ten […]

CIA Special Agent Cameron Nickle finds himself intimately involved in a plot by Fidel Castro to create a Mexican revolution in Baja California. Castro seeks to gain leverage with the Soviet Union and the United States. Non-stop action gives the reader a fast-paced sense of drama in those fearful times. How different the world would […]

Police work is not what you see on television. In the real world, it’s tougher, it’s grittier, and there’s a lot more on the line. This is the true life story of a modern hero whose perseverance and faith helped him to turn at-risk kids away from some of LA’s deadliest gangs and prison. Born […]

Carmel-by-the-Sea, a little town on the California coast, was one of the artistic hot spots of the West in the early 1920s, when two extraordinary women paid a visit one spring, and never left. Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous designed Carmel’s first art gallery, and three dozen of its early houses. They founded the Carmel […]

Kick your holiday season off to a “small” start, but joining in on Small Business Saturday (Saturday, November 29, 2014). To help celebrate we have invited a collection of local authors to gather and interact with you, our delightful community. Who all will be in attendance? What is the schedule? We are glad you asked: […]

Starting in May, Cynthia will be giving a behind-the-scenes look at how we work to maintain the Secret Garden. On the second Sunday of every month, you can stop in, take a look behind the curtain and ask questions. Giving a rough timeline of the day: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.: Potted succulent garden design 1:00 […]

Friday, February 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join in on a personal conversation with the engaging and entertaining Elizabeth Murray as she discusses her latest book Living Life in Full Bloom. Conversation will revolve around the book which dives into living with hope and purpose, with imagination and vision-in a way that honors the […]

Tuesday, March 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $12 in advance/$15 at the door* In this mind-expanding work, physicist Amit Goswami, Ph.D., explores the world of human creativity-the ultimate source of joy and fulfillment-through the lens of quantum physics, and offers up a unique way to nurture and enhance your own creativity. According to […]

Saturday, February 8 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The first book of the Tate McCoy series. Tate has not spoken to her alcoholic mother in two years when her mom is murdered. If this were not enough to endure at age sixteen, Tate has to face the fact that her father is the prime suspect. […]

Saturday, January 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. An intimate look at the life of Steve Jobs by the mother of his first child providing rare insight into Jobs’ formative, lesser-known years. Steve Jobs was a remarkable man who wanted to unify the world through technology. For him, the point was to set people free […]