Literary guide, March 4
Sunday
Noam Chomsky “Whither Palestine?” 7 p.m. $20-$100. Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway, Oakland. www.mecaforpeace.org
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment.” 9:30 a.m. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.gracecathedral.org
Monday
Curt Branom, Shawna Ferris McNulty “Celebrating Beach Blanket Babylon.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.