In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, authors Edith Suárez Torres, Samuel Aguilar, Deborah Gonzalez and Paloma Alcantar will be available for a meet and greet. 6–9 p.m. www.thejpnnetwork.com

This month Heidi Hunter will give a talk titled “Save Our Hemlocks: Fighting Woolly Adelgid in North Georgia.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com

Join Gary Bertsch for a walk exploring the people and places that have shaped Athens’ Henderson Avenue area. 2 p.m. $25.75. www.historicathens.com

There will be an author hall featuring local creators and a panel discussion about the writing process. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

Author and archivist Valerie J. Frey will discuss their newest work Georgia’s Historical Recipes that explores historical recipes. 3 p.m. FREE! www.acclibrary.org

Discuss Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner with the group. 5:30​​ p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

Deborah Blum will discuss the science and safety of food before being officially inducted with a light reception. 6 p.m. FREE! www.georgiawritershalloffame.org

The author, restaurant columnist and co-host of “TrueSouth” will discuss his autobiography House of Smoke with Moni Basu. 6 p.m. FREE! grady.uga.edu

Atlanta-based conservator Larry Shutts will talk about techniques, tools and approaches to conservation and restoration. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org

Athens’ longest-running spoken word open mic, with this month’s featured reader Kodac Harrison. 7 p.m. (sign-ups), 8 p.m. (poetry). FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth

Learn about Latinx history and community with members of DIA, U-LEAD, Pinewoods community and CLASE. 12–1 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

Former CEO of the Los Angeles Times and CNN Tom Johnson will discuss his book Driven: A Life in Public Service and Journalism from LBJ to CNN. 4 p.m. FREE! [email protected]