Gather ‘round for a tale of imagination and wonderment.

• Naomi Hirahara is the author of the Mas Arai mystery series, which follows a man named Mas from Hiroshima in the 1940s to his life and intrigues in L.A. Hirahara’s last book,Strawberry Yellow, was set in Watsonville. She speaks 6pm Thursday at John Steinbeck Library (350 Lincoln Ave., Salinas). 758-7311.

• Three feisty senior women form their own sorority near San Jose State University. This is the concept behind one-act play Seniority at Carl Cherry Center, written by Cindy Gun. As a former pledge of a fraternity at San Jose State, I can attest that the subject is rife with comedic potential. It runs 7:30pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, March 22-April 12 ($100 opening gala benefits Compassionate Care Alliance, $25 all other dates). 655-9506.

• The Rollin Pickford solo show at Pacific Grove Art Center (568 Lighthouse Ave., 375-2208) is augmented 1pm Saturday by a screening of documentary Master of Light: The Life and Watercolors of Rollin Pickford, made by his son. Melissa, his daughter, and Glenna, his wife, will be in attendance.

• The kid-run Student Oceanography Club and Sustainable Marina host a free screening of the award-winning documentary Bag It at Marina Public Library (190 Seaside Ave., Marina, 277-5355), an examination of single-use plastic bags and their effects (scary stuff) on the environment and people.

• The Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir, founded by John L. Nash Jr., performs a special free concert at Ford Ord Chapel (4280 General Jim Moore Blvd., Seaside) 4pm Sunday in honor of Seaside realtor and civil rights activist Victor Noble. You need to hear the glorious sound this community choir makes. www.mpgospelcc.org.

• When the Peace Resource Center (1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, 899-7322) shows a film, they don’t mess around with no Adam Sandlers or John Travoltas. On Monday, 6:30pm, they show Monseñor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero, a documentary about the Salvadoran priest assassinated for his political outspokenness, accompanied by a potluck and Salvadoran dance. On Wednesday, 7-9pm, Occupation 101, a documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from Jewish migration from Europe in the 1880s to Israeli settlements and withdrawal from Gaza, as told by scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers. (See the Editor’s Picks of this Best Of issue for more about this little organization that says si se peude.)