Friday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.
Jewish Community Center (3200 California St.)
Humor columnist Dave Barry’s work has appeared in more than 500 newspapers, and of the 30 books he has written, he says, “Virtually none of them contain useful information.” His new book is the darkly comic novel, Insane City. $20–$45, 415-292-1200, www.jccsf.org