10:00 AM – Matthew Amster-Burton: Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father’s Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater
UW Bookstore, U District
Not just a book signing, but also a cooking demo! Yum. The Seattle food critic and blogger cooks and signs. It’s also quite probable that he will speak.
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2:00 PM – Make A Book! Workshop
SPL Northeast Branch
Instructors from the Seattle Center for Book Arts show you how handmade books can add a creative twist to traditional soft-cover and hard-cover books. All bookmaking materials and supplies provided. For ages 12 and up.
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3:00 PM – Brenda Bryan: Barking Buddha: Simple Soul Stretches for Yogi and Dogi
SPL Queen Anne Branch
Discover a new meaning to the term “downward dog!” Please do not bring any pets to this program.
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4:00 PM – Poets West: Open Mic
SPL Greenlake Branch
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6:00 PM – Peter Bagge: Everyone is Stupid Except for Me
Fantagraphics Books
Book release party & exhibit. “Following the reception, guests are invited to a free performance of Peter Bagge’s latest power pop combo, Can You Imagine?, at neighboring nightclub Jules Maes Saloon. Featuring prominent Northwest musician and producer Steve Fisk, this delightful band combines elements of anachronistic new wave, girl-group pop and punk to create an accessible and exciting sound. The evening’s musical entertainment will feature a special reunion of Bagge’s 1990s sensation The Action Suits whose members include current and former Fantagraphics staffers. Also on the bill are current projects by Action Suits members: Eric Reynolds’ Fox Hollow and Andy Schmidt’s group Hank Adams. Jules Maes is located at 5919 Airport Way South, just one short block north of Fantagraphics Bookstore.” (Fantagraphics)
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7:30 PM – Seattle Noir vs. Portland Noir: Reading
Elliott Bay Book Co.
Noir cage match! Which city is darker, grittier, more suffused with existential angst? Which will prevail? There can be only one…
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7:30 PM – Sisters Singing: Blessings, Prayers, Art Songs, Poetry and Sacred Stories by Women
Town Hall Seattle
Readings by local contributors June Bluespruce, Katherine Metcalf Nelson, Carolyn Davis Rudolph, Anne Mize, Beth Coyote, Pesha Joyce Gertler, Linda Barton, and Marcia Moonstar. This evening’s performances includes special appearances by musician Jami Seber, vocalists Alysia Tromblay and Coleen Renee, and by Carolyn Birgit Flynn.
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