Time To Race Into Spring

• Leap into Spring with a card-making workshop at Paper Source in the Town Center on Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m. The cost is $25.

• Take some time off to hang out with Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth as he rides a cable car from Vista Point on the North side of the Golden Gate Bridge to Ghirardelli Square for an ince cream party at 11:30 a.m.

• Enjoy a free class Thursday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Fit First Pilates of Marin. Call 415-264-2157 to reserve space as class size is limited and filling fast.

• Tim Dorsey brings his latest off-kilter suspense, Pineapple Grenade, to the Book Passage in Corte Madera on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Our hero Serge Storms is a secret agent in Miami, spying for the president of a banana republic. Will he still have time for a cocktail before Homeland Security brings him down?

• What's on the menu this week? Pick up some fresh ingredients Wednesday, noon-5 p.m., at the Corte Madera farmers market. The market, which includes fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, cheese and meats, is held every Wednesday.