An Evening with Isabel Allende

Chilean writer Isabel Allende, a longtime Marin County resident, won worldwide acclaim with her bestselling first novel, The House of the Spirits, which also established her as a feminist force in Latin America’s male-dominated literary world. She has since written some 20 books, including her latest novel, The Japanese Lover. Known for writing in the literary style of magic realism, Allende is adept at marvelous surprises. At this evening benefit for the Dance Palace Community Center, she will read a little, converse a little, and answer questions in a lively exchange with Patricia Holt, the former Book Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Doris Ober, editor of the West Marin Review. There’s also a special pre-event gathering with Isabel Allende at 5:30 p.m. at the Point Reyes Studio of Ernesto Sanchez with hearty hors d’oeuvres prepared by Osteria Stellina. Sponsored by Point Reyes Books and the Dance Palace Community Center. Reservations are required for the pre-event gathering. Advance tickets are available at dancepalace.org and at the bookstore.

About the Dance Palace: The Dance Palace is a vital, multi-purpose nonprofit community center providing a wide variety of educational, recreational, cultural, and community services for people of all ages and backgrounds in West Marin. The focus is on improving quality of live and responding to the changing needs of the community. The Dance Palace sponsors 35 classes each week, presents more than 100 exciting special weekend events per year, and serves more than 3,000 people each month.