7:30pm at the Oakland Musuem. Free of charge. Outdoors on the museum grounds--bring a blanket. Dessert provided.

Favorite local bookstores
I'm going to get in trouble for making this list ... it's not exhaustive, and I'm limiting myself to the city:

Green Apple for the potential of getting lost for hours, and for adding a whole room of philosophy books.

The Booksmith for being walkable from my house and never ceasing to pack interesting books into a relatively small store (a Bruno Schulz end cap!)

City Lights for being there from the beginning, and for translated fiction.

Amazon is...
A really good website for hard to find books and convenient shopping. Not the best place to spend your money if you're interested in preserving the vibrancy of your local community. I use it, but almost never for books.

What led you to make this movie?
Kepler's closed (briefly in 2005), and it broke my heart. Andy Ross took a big risk on a new store, and his passion and chutzpah were inspiring. Add the wisdom of Pat Cody and a little known local history about how Bay Area bookstores helped launch a cultural revolution, and how could I not make it?