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Author Chris Morris will sign his book “Locoland,” a noir-suspense thriller, at 7:30 Saturday at Borders Books & Music, 9301 Tampa Ave., Northridge. The weekend’s music menu offers Alexis Donnelly performing pop standards of the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s at 8 tonight, and Amy Wilson and Ben Rekittke playing tunes from their CD “Nova Pearl” at 9 p.m. Saturday. (818) 886-5443.

Exile Books and Music, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks, will host a CD release party for singer-songwriter Mark Humphrey at 4 p.m. Saturday. “Songs at the Moon” is Humphrey’s fourth CD. No cover. Singer-songwriter Sandy Ross will perform at 8:30 p.m. $5 cover. Also, Amelie Frank and Richard Modiano will host Poetry in Exile on Wednesday night at 8. Featured poets on this St. Patrick’s Day evening will be E.C. O’Archibeque and Peter O’Marti. Open reading sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m. (818) 986-6409.

Author Michiko Rolek will sign and discuss her book, “Mental Fitness” at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barnes and Noble, 8800 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Rolek is the great-granddaughter of Sokei-an Sasaki, one of the first Zen masters to make a home in America. “Mental Fitness” takes a holistic approach to well-being, integrating mind, body and spirit. (818) 773-0821.

North Hollywood Regional Branch Library will present “Double Duty: The Working Women of America” at 2 p.m. Sunday. Created and performed by Dorene Ludwig, this performance piece is a celebration of working women, family women and activist women. It is part of the “Sunday at the Library” cultural program. Free. (818) 766-7185.

Author and psychologist Jeffrey Shepard will discuss his book “You and the Year 2000” at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Shepard, a specialist in stress-related problems, will talk about Y2K problems faced by government and private industry and offer tips for reducing personal year 2000 stress. (818) 380-1636.