6:00 PM – Book Fair! To benefit Daniel Bagley Elementary School Library
Santoro’s Books
20% of all purchases will be donated to the school for future book purchases. Advance and special orders are welcome.
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6:00 PM – Write Time: Place & Self
Richard Hugo House Classroom
“Great writers such as Henry David Thoreau and John Muir have embraced the natural world and utilized it as a reflecting glass to examine human nature and their own psyches. In this class led by Jourdan Keith, learn about and practice the philosophy of nature writing from the vantage point of lush Cal Anderson Park. By observing the world around you and exploring your relationship to it, you will create rich pieces filled with detail and introspection. A relaxing summer session. FREE. *This workshop is for TEENS ONLY.” –RHH
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7:00 PM – Alain de Botton: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
SPL Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium
The horror of the mundane hashed with semi-philosophical ruminations about nitrous oxide. Deep, man, like that’s so, like, epic, you know? Sigh. Nonetheless, it’s on my reading list. I mock, because I love.
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7:00 PM – Don Joseph Goewey: Mystic Cool: A Proven Approach to Transcend Stress, Achieve Optimal Brain Function, and Maximize Your Creative Intelligence
Center for Spiritual Living
The concatenation of God and brain plasticity is bizarre, yet fitting. Let’s say it together: Brain plasticity! Braaaainsss…
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7:00 PM – Marc Fitten: Valeria’s Last Stand
UW Bookstore, U District
A debut novel about love and pottery in one’s golden years.
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7:00 PM – Willie Weir: Travels with Willie
Wide World Books & Maps
“Local Seattle guy, world traveler, frequent KUOW contributor and avid recycler Willie Weir joins us to celebrate his latest book, Travels with Willie. It is a book is about finding adventure & facing fear, embarrassing blunders & language barriers, ice cream & kindness, the world’s steepest street & the world’s cheapest engagement ring, catching a thief & losing a zebra, a father’s touch & a farmer’s embrace, buying time & spending another night. And, of course, it’s about bicycles.” –WWB&M
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7:30 PM – Ingrid Newkirk: PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble
Barnes & Noble University Village
Oh, the guilt. Theoretically, I support the idea of a society that is cruelty-free. Practically speaking, well, a look into my closet or refrigerator reveals how very far I live from that ideal. Newkirk is president and cofounder of PETA.
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7:30 PM – Lee Konstantinou: Pop Apocalypse: A Possible Satire
Elliott Bay Book Co.
Debut. I suspect that anyone who has read Boomsday, Uglies, and Little Brother will find the themes familiar, and enjoy Konstantinou’s take.
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7:30 PM – Stage Fright: Open Mic
Richard Hugo House Cabaret
For writers 14-24. Contact: aribergman@hugohouse.org
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