In the age of digital, there is something so fundamentally cool about being able to hold an art print in hand, crafted in paint and paper, etched or layered or stenciled. This week, Sonoma State University and the Southern Graphics Council together collect a huge array of works by printmakers from up and down the West Coast, representing a wide range of styles and techniques. Highlights of the exhibit include the contrasting contemporary woodcutting of Seattle’s Chris Papa, the wooly blanket art of L.A. artist Chris Johanson and the fine prints of Santa Rosa artist and teacher Kevin Fletcher. “West Coast Ink: Printmaking from San Diego to Seattle” opens with a reception on Thursday, March 13, at the Sonoma State University Art Gallery. 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 4pm. 707.664.2295.

Since being taught to tap at age 14, master tap dancer Savion Glover has made it his life’s work. Forming the HooFeRzCLuB (TLHS) dance ensemble in his hometown of Newark, N.J., Glover is most known as the Tony Award—winning choreographer of the 1996 Broadway hit Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk. Equal parts virtuoso and innovator, Glover brings his latest production, STePz, to the North Bay. Combing the best of traditional dance and Glover’s own young and funk styling, and backed by a versatile ensemble, this exuberant dance celebration happens Friday, March 14, at the Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium. 10 Avenues of the Flags, San Rafael. 8pm. $20—$45. 415.499.6800.

There’s no topic that humorist and author Dave Barry won’t take on, no matter how little he knows about it. The Pulitzer Prize—winning writer of a nationally syndicated column that ran for 22 years tackles everyday subjects like travel and money in humorous, insightful ways. Barry’s latest book, You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty, includes stories of parenthood and family in a fast-paced modern world. Looking back on chaperoning a Justin Bieber concert and bat mitzvahs alike, Barry offers up his signature witticism twice on March 14, first at noon at Book Passage as part of the store’s Literary Luncheon series (51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; $55 with lunch and book; 415.927.0960), then at an evening appearance at the Mystic Theatre (23 Petaluma Blvd N., Petaluma; $15—$35; 707.765.2121) at 8pm.

Breaking down stuffy stereotypes with their casual chamber music concert series, Brave New Music host New York—based Catalyst Quartet at Healdsburg’s Shed, the innovate agrarian center, for an evening of music in an unconstrained atmosphere. The famed quartet themselves are dedicated to modernizing the perception of classical music, presenting here pieces by acclaimed contemporary composers Philip Glass, Joan Tower and Latin jazz composer Paquito D’Rivera, as well as an original piece. Craft beers and local wines will be on hand for this light affair, as Catalyst Quartet performs on Tuesday, March 18, at Shed. 25 North St., Healdsburg. 7pm. $25. 707.431.7622.

Composer, jazz pianist and scholar Jon Jang has given musical voice to a silent history. Devoting his studies to Asian-American music, Jang comes to the Santa Rosa Junior College on March 5 for a one-time performance that pays tribute to the many individuals and groups that shaped Chinese-American relations. Duke Ellington, the Shaoxing opera, Joni Mitchell and his own compositions highlight Jang’s eclectic concert selections. Earlier in the afternoon, Jang will present a talk on the college campus titled “One Day American, One Day Alien: Artists of Color Who Changed the National Anthem.” Jang performs March 5, at Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 7pm. Free.

Celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, local radio wild cards KWTF are screening the 2013 documentary film The Punk Singer. The film, directed by Sini Anderson, follows the rise and career of outspoken innovator Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill and the dance-rock outfit Le Tigre. As a leading voice in a newly empowered feminist movement in punk music, Hanna became the face of the “riot grrrl” movement. The Punk Singer premiered at the South by Southwest music festival and garnered wide ranging acclaim for its frank and challenging look at Hanna’s lightning rod of a life. The Punk Singer screens Friday, March 7, at the Arlene Francis Center. 99 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10.

• image courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein

Twenty-foot murals, drawings that span two rooms, installations that respond to the history of the space itself—such are the works in “Emerging Artists of the Bay Area,” the new exhibit at the Marin Museum of Modern Art. Artists Justine Frischmann, Al Grumet, Carl Heyward, Phillip Hua and Jennifer Kaufman are as varied in approach as they are in message, from found objects commenting on the human condition to imaginative musings on structure. “Emerging Artists of the Bay Area” opens March 8, with a reception at 5pm, and runs through April 13 at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Drive, Novato. Wednesday—Friday, 11am—4pm; Saturday—Sunday, 11am—5pm. Free. 415.506.0137.

Vibrant and thoughtful, the Miró Quartet are an acclaimed classical string ensemble who travel the world over, and are hailed as one of the most enthralling and refined string quartets performing today. Formed in 1995, the four current members of the Miró Quartet have been together for over 20 years, interpreting classic works and composing with a grace and ease that defers to their other role as instructors at the prestigious Butler School of Music. The quartet is currently touring a captivating new program, including works by Haydn and Schubert. They perform Saturday, March 8, at the Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental. 8pm. $30. 707.874.9392.