Sponsored by International Association of Sufism, Songs of the Soul is a three-day poetry and sacred music festival running Friday through Sunday, March 15 – 17, 2013 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael. Festival passes for all 3 days costs $150 in advance or $200 at the door; tickets for individual days and evening concerts start at $20. Open to public and wheelchair accessible. For more information, call (415) 472-6959. To register and pay online, go to ias.org.