The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center welcomes Finnish crime author Leena Lehtolainen, known for her Maria Kallio series, to discuss the genre of Nordic Noir and enjoy a "fika", a Swedish word meaning a break accompanied by coffee and pastries, The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center, 511 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/nordic-noir-morning-fika-with-finnish-author-leena-lehtolainen-tickets-998034898247?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library presents a reading by Nancy Lynée Woo, poet and teaching artist, and Ron Koertge, Pandora's Kitchen: Poems, award-winning poet and young adult novelist, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm (www.claremontlibrary.org/monthly-poetry-readings.html)