It's Sheer Lunacy When Dave Barry Comes To Town

• What happens when two award-winning funnymen combine their talents? We get Lunatics, the new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry and Thurber Prize winner Alan Zweibel from Saturday Night Live. The two will visit Book Passage in Corte Madera on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The $45 ticket for the event includes lunch and a signed copy of the book. Call 927-0960, ext. 1 to reserve your spot.

• Redwood High School basketball hosts San Marin on Tuesday in a Marin County Athletic League matchup. The girls start at 6 p.m. and the boys tip off at 7:30 p.m.

• Basketball powers Marin Catholic and Branson go head-to-head Tuesday at College of Marin. The girls start at 6 p.m. and the boys tip off at 7:30 p.m.

• It's storytime for parents and their little toddlers. The Larkspur Library is hosting its regular Baby Bounce on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The Corte Madera Library welcomes Mother Goose on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Both events are perfect for children up to 24-30 months old.

• Author Ayad Akhtar brings his new book to Book Passage in Corte Madera on Tuesday at 7 p.m. American Dervish artfully presents a conflict that arises within a family split over the fundamentalist beliefs of their homeland in Pakistan.

• Docent Rita Dunlay will give an illustrated talk on the de Young Museum's exhibition, "Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power," on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Corte Madera Library. The exhibit continues until Feb. 12.

• In case you haven't seen it yet, seriously, don't miss the Matt Damon family flick We Bought A Zoo. It deftly dances between the extremes of sweetness and depression for a touching story, based on true events. The film is playing through Thursday at the Lark Theater.