Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or e-mail news@busjrnl.com.This WeekCommercial Real Estate Networking Reception
Sponsor: Exchange Bank
Date: Oct. 4 at 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: $55
Place: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma
Info: www.northbaybussinesjournal.comNeal Stephenson Reading & Book Signing
Sponsor: College of Marin and Book Passage
Date: Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Cost: $40
Place: College of Marin, Olney Hall, Kentfield
Info: www.bookpassage.comLyford House Open to Visitors
Sponsor: Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary
Date: Oct. 8 Cost: Free
Place: Lyford House, Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd., Tiburon
Info: http://richardsonbay.audubon.orgComing UpDavid McCullough
Sponsor: Dominican University, Private Ocean
Date: Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. Cost: free
Place: Angelico Hall, Dominica University, San Rafael
Info: www.dominican.edu/LLSJoie de Vivre -- A gala benefiting Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day Services
Sponsor: Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day Services
Date: Oct. 15 Cost: $375
Place: Castello di Amorosa, 4045 N. St. Helena Highway, Calistoga
Info: 707-258-9084 ext. 282Impact Sonoma
Sponsor: Summit State Bank, Burr Pilger Mayer, Carle Mackie Power & Ross
Date: Oct. 20 at 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cost: $49
Place: Hyatt Vineyard Creek, Santa Rosa
Info: northbaybusinessjournal.comThe Sixth Annual DSLC Tech Expo
Sponsor: Disability Services & Legal Center
Date: Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Free
Place: Grace Pavilion, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
Info: 707-528-2745 ext 306Bill Bryson -- At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Sponsor: Dominican University, Private Ocean
Date: Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Cost: $20
Place: Angelico Hall, Dominica University, San Rafael
Info: www.dominican.edu/LLSHispanic Chamberof Commerce of Sonoma County's Business Expo & Job Fair
Sponsor: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma County
Date: Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost:
Place: Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
Info: hccadmin@hcc-sc.orgNational Philanthropy Day - Luncheon Celebration
Sponsor: Association of Fundraising Professionals, Wine Country Chapter
Date: Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. Cost: $50 - 65
Place: Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
Info: www.afpwcc.orgWinery Purchase & Sales
Sponsor: The Seminar Group
Date: Nov. 8 Cost: $125 - $620
Place: Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa, 3425 Solano Ave, Napa
Info: info@theseminargroup.comChris Matthews -- Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Sponsor: Dominican University, Private Ocean
Date: Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Cost: free
Place: Angelico Hall, Dominica University, San Rafael
Info: www.dominican.edu/LLS