Lectures
Jeffrey Kline: The program director of Maritime Defense and Security Research Programs at the Naval Postgraduate School gives a talk titled “Piracy and the Maritime Commons.” [Noon, World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., S.F.]
Celebrating Mark Twain: The Commonwealth Club hosts a 175th-birthday party for Mark Twain, a celebration featuring words and wit by the American iconoclast, plus cake. [Noon, Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
Eric Gower: The chef, cooking teacher and author of “The Breakaway Cook” talks about integrating Asian ingredients into home cooking and conducts a blind tasting. [6 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
Market Street: Neil Hrushowy from the Planning Department discusses the results of a survey of Market Street pedestrians and how the study will inform the Better Market Street Project. [12:30 p.m., SPUR, 654 Mission St., S.F.]
Literary events
Richard Cohen: The author and fencing champion talks about “Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life.” [7 p.m., Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park]
Gerald Blaine, Lisa McCubbin, and Clint Hill: The authors of “The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence” discuss the book. [6 p.m., Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, S.F.]
Essay anthology: Evening features a discussion of “The Devil’s Punchbowl: A Cultural and Geographic Map of California Today.” [7 p.m., Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia St., S.F.]
At the colleges
Oil spill: The second of two lectures on the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the future of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico takes place. [7:30 p.m., William R. Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 200, 370 Serra Mall, Stanford University]
Chess night: The Mechanics’ Institute hosts its Tuesday Night Marathon, an evening of serious chess playing. Players at all levels are welcome. [6:30 p.m., 57 Post St., S.F.]
At the public library
Documentary film: The program features a screening of “Remembering Playland at the Beach,” a documentary about the former amusement park. [5:30 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
‘(In) Visible Memoir’: Four writers from Openhouse, San Francisco’s LGBT retirement community, read from their memoirs. [7 p.m., Eureka Valley Branch, 1 Jose Sarria Court, S.F.]
Local activities
Comedy tour: The Mahatma Moses Comedy Tour, featuring three comedians of South Asian descent — Samson Koletkar, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and Joe Nguyen — is in town. [8 p.m., Punch Line Comedy Club, 444 Battery St., S.F.]
Classical music: Trio Billante — Betty Woo (piano), Caroline Lee (viola) and Tom Rose (clarinet) — performs music by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Reinecke. [12:30 p.m., Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St., S.F.]
Japanese art: “Japanesque,” an exhibit that explores the Japanese print in the age of impressionism, continues through Jan. 9 at the Legion of Honor. [9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., 100 34th Ave., S.F.]
Dining out
Restaurant Paul K: Chef Shawn Bayless cooks modern and Mediterranean cuisine. Recent entrees include pan-roasted bluenose bass with beluga lentils, lemon-thyme oil and upland cress; grilled eggplant with moussaka and bread-crumb gremolata; Syrian-spiced duck breast with spelt, grilled dates, hazelnuts and watercress; and roasted Niman Ranch pork chops with Brussels sprouts, pancetta and potato hash. [199 Gough St., S.F., (415) 552-7132]
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/good-day/2010/11/maya-rudolph-appears-onstage-conversation-herbst#ixzz16n9XHKSY
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