Anti-fall Tai Chi Qigong for Seniors - Ongoing classes for elders help improve balance and coordination. By donation. Mon at 11. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. Tues at 1. Marguerite Johnson Senior Center, 640 Drake Ave, Marin City. Wed at 9. Whistlestop Wheels, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. Wed at 2. Maria B Freitas Senior Community, 455 Manuel T Freitas Pkwy, San Rafael. Thurs at 1. 415.383.9443. Corte Madera Parks and Rec Center, 498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera (North Bay).

Bodega Land Trust Annual Dinner - Long-standing community event and legendary potluck buffet supports land and agriculture conservation in West Sonoma County. Silent auction and recipe gathering for the 2nd edition of the Potluck Cookbook. Nov 7 at 5:30. $15 or $10 with potluck dish and recipe to share; $5 kids under 12, 707.876.3093. McCaughey Fire Hall, 17184 Bodega Hwy, Bodega (North Bay).

Bouverie Fall Walks - Guided two- to five-mile hikes through Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5, 9:30 to 1:30. $15, 707.938.4554. Bouverie Preserve, 13935 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen (North Bay).

Call for Applicants: Art in Public Places Committee - Applications are available online at www.srcity.org, or in person at the Steele Lane Community Center. To request an application be mailed to you, please call 707.543.3293. Deadline to submit application is Nov 20 at 5. Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.543.3282, Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5.

Cemetery Tour: Women Who Left Their Mark - Featuring Napa County Historical Society board member Julie Dalrymple as Ivy Loeber. Sixty minutes. Rain or shine! Nov 7 at 1:30, 2 and 2:30. $10, 707.967.5502. St Helena Cemetery, 2461 Spring St, St Helena (North Bay).

Community Garden Volunteers - Help needed for community spray-free garden. abartl@sonic.net. Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Conversation Cafe - Open, hosted, drop-in stimulating conversations about topics that matter. First and third Tues, 7 to 8:30; 1710 Coffee, 1710 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. First and third Wed, 6:30 to 8; Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. Third Wed, 7 to 8:30; www.conversationcafe.org. Starbucks Coffee, McDowell and East Madison, Petaluma (North Bay).

Day Service Program Assistant - Council on Aging needs volunteers to help seniors participate in social activities. One-day-per-week commitment required. 707.525.0143, ext 105. Sebastopol Senior Center, 167 High St, Sebastopol (North Bay), 707.829.2440.

Do-It-Yourself - Learn bike skills and life skills in a series of community-building workshops. Feb 28 at 11am, "Fix-It Skills Around the House." Mar 1 at 11am, "Bike Care Basics: Intro"; at noon, Velo Diversity Day. Free-$10. Synergy, 4019 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.579.5811.

Drivers Needed - Volunteer for ACS's Road to Recovery program and drive cancer patients to their treatments. 707.545.6728. American Cancer Society, 1451 Guerneville Rd, Ste 220, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Drop-In Meditation - Ongoing weekly classes for all levels include guided meditation and brief commentary. Tues-Wed at 7:30; also Wed at noon. Sun at 10:30, meditation and prayer practice for world peace; kids welcome. $10 donation. Mahakaruna Buddhist Center, 260 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma (North Bay), 707.766.7720.

First Sat monthly at 5:30, UniverSoul poetry and music open mic - Hosted by Juanita J Martin. First Sat, 5:30 to 7. 707.435.1807. Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Sonoma Hwy, Sonoma (North Bay), 707.939.1905.

Food Not Bombs - Helpers needed to protest war and capitalism by sharing free vegetarian food with anyone who's hungry every Sun at 5. www.scfoodnotbombs.org. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Game Tournaments - Every Sun, 1 to 5, Yu-Gi-Oh tournament. $5. Every Thurs, 5:30 to 9, Legend of the Five Rings tournament. $5. Every Fri, 5:30 to 9, Magic: The Gathering tournament. $7.50. Outer Planes Comics and Games, 526 Seventh St, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.546.2000.

Grief Support Services - Hospice and Adult Day Services offers several types of free grief support groups for Napa County residents including meeting in Calistoga, "Coffee and Conversation" group for men and "Tea and Comfort" for women. Napa Valley Hospice and Adult Day Services, 414 S Jefferson St, Napa (North Bay), 707.258.9080.

Harvest Dance and Expo - Peace in Medicine benefit for Sebastopol Community Center and Americans for Safe Access celebrates cannabis as a socially acceptable medicine and valuable natural resource. Over 40 booths with vendors, artisans, expert guest speakers and information. Kid Zone with arts and crafts, live performances. Animal Liberation Orchestra headlines the evening concert with Human Revolution, L’Fiasco, Seraphin and Gabby LaLa. Nov 7 at 11; concert at 6. Expo is free; concert $20 in advance, 707.981.4407. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol (North Bay).

Healdsburg Walking Tours - Take insider's peek around town. All walks are easy and last 90 to 120 minutes. Daily at 9, history tour; at 11, specialty foods sampler; at 2, chocolate; at 4, burritos; at 8, ghost tour. Meet at fountain at downtown plaza. Reservations required. $20-$30, 707.484.6249. Downtown Plaza, Healdsburg Avenue and Matheson Street, Healdsburg (North Bay).

HIV Tests & Prevention - Weekly confidential and anonymous tests for HIV and hepatitis C. Sat, 9:30 to noon; Wed, 3 to 6:30. 707.565.4620. Riley Street Clinic, 418 Riley St, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

The Individual: Mind and Environment - Part of Community Healing Centers' Alchemy of Tranquilty Workshop Series, teaching practices for psychological balance and spiritual development. Nov 7, 9 to 3. Call for pricing, 415.499.1115. Creekside Room, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael (North Bay).

It's Raining Cats & More Cats: Cat-A-Thon - County-wide day-long adoption event to try to alleviate the unprecedented cat-astrophe of overflowing felines currently overwhelming local shelters. Participating locations: Healdsburg Animal Shelter, Petaluma Animal Shelter, Pets Lifeline, Rohnert Park Animal Shelter, Sonoma County Animal Care & Control and Sonoma Humane Society. Nov 7, all day (call for hours at each location). $30 special adoption or sponsorship fee, 707.542.0882. Animal Shelters, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Master Class: Creative Process - Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) and Alexis Fajardo (Kid Beowulf) explore various comics formats, and the drawing and writing processes best suited for each. Nov 7, 10 to noon. $32-$40, 707.284.1263. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.579.4452, Mon and Wed-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5.

Members Event: Steve Benson - Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Arizona Republic presents his career doing political comics. Wine and cheese reception. Nov 7, 6 to 8. 707.284.1263. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.579.4452, Mon and Wed-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5.

Nov 7 at 1, "Get Published: Independent Publishing and Self-Publishing Today" with Lindsay Whiting - Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol (North Bay), 707.829.4797, Mon-Fri, 10 to 5; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4.

Nov 7 at 4, "The Journey of Italians in America" with Vincenza Scarpaci - Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera (North Bay), 415.927.0960.

Nov 7 at 7:30, "Manhood for Amateurs" with Michael Chabon - Tickets benefit Mesa Refuge. For pre-event dinner fundraiser information, contact juliet.kirkham@gmail.com. $20, 415.663.1542. Toby's Feed Barn, 11250 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station (North Bay), 415.663.1223, Mon-Sat, 9 to 5; Sun, 9:30 to 4.