• What happens when it’s your birthday and you really like Elvis Costello? If you’re the booker at the Crocodile, you invite all of your favorite local bands to stop by for an Elvis Costello cover night. Includes appearances by the Sea Navy, Ghost Stories, Central Services, and so many more. [crocodile]
• Jay Rubin has been responsible for bring Haruki Murakami to most of us by translating his stories and novels to english. He recently moved back to Seattle and will be translator, recently moved back to Seattle. Tonight, he’ll be talking mostly about his recent translation of Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s classic Rashomon and 17 Other Stories. [elliottbay]

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