What happens when nearly 30 local artists create works of art made entirely from reclaimed and recycled materials? Head over tonight (or sometime this month) to find out at the Market Street Gallery for ReArt: The Art of Reuse. till 5pm, 1554 Market Street,SF. more ›

- free public lecture by Norwood Pratt (we don't know if he has a charming British accent, but with a name like that, he so should) hosted by the Book Club of California. Pratt talks tea history, literature and lore. He is currently compiling an Encyclopedia of Tea. Pratt's lecture is preceded by teatime from 5 to 7pm at 312 Sutter St., Suite 510 (at Bush). more ›

After a bit of a rough year, Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park recently celebrated its 51st anniversary as one of the great independent bookstores in the area - a dying breed as you well know. We got Clark Kepler to take some time out and answer a few of our most burning questions: more ›

We've taken to leaving the house -- sometimes for hours at a time -- without a jacket, which can only mean one thing: it's Summer Book Club time. Dude, look at the stipulations: "Small incentive prizes will be awarded to enrolled children who have read for two, four and six hours during the eight weeks of Summer Reading." When we were a kid, we read six hours a day (our "honey, don't you want to go outside?" parents will attest to this). We would clean up at ther SFPL's club! Oh, to be under 13 again. more ›