Carless love: Whidbey Island’s Kurt Hoelting parked his car for a year and made his way around the island on foot, by bike and in a kayak. Hoelting will talk about his carless year at 10 a.m. Monday at the South Whidbey Children’s Center in Langley.
He will present stories and images from his book, “The Circumference of Home: One Man’s Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life.” The book’s list price is $25.
The center is at 120 Sixth St.
Sing, sing, sing: The Edmonds Library takes you back to the ’60s for a musical presentation of such singer-songwriters as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and the Beatles from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Presenter Bryan Stratton weaves stories of their lives and sings the songs that make the whole world sing. Oh, wait, Barry Manilow was the ’70s, but you can sing along at this event.
Registration is required at the Edmonds Library events online, www.sno-isle.org, or call 425-771-1933.
The Edmonds Library is at 650 Main St.
Twofer: Check out Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park this week for a couple of interesting author visits.
Robert Crais is back with his newest Joe Pike adventure involving Hurricane Katrina refugees with nefarious pasts.
Crais will read from and sign copies of “The Sentry” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. The book lists at $26.95.
On Saturday, first-time novelist Heidi Durrow will talk about her book, “The Girl Who Fell From the Sky,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Durrow’s novel is based in part on her life as a biracial child caught between two worlds.
The book lists at $13.95.
Third Place Books is at 17171 Bothell Way NE, Forest Park.
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