March 2015

 

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Since 1973 

 

 March Readings & Events


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March
Book Groups & Kid's Events


The Elliott Bay Book Group
Quiet
by Susan Cain

Tuesday, March 3rd
6:30 PM

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Rez Life
by David Treuer
Tuesday, March 10th
6:30 PM

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The Elliott Bay Underground
Our YA Book Group fo grades 6-12

Thursday, March 12th
6:30 PM

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Speculations: Elliott Bay Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group
The Martian
by Andy Weir
Tuesday, March 17th
6:30 PM

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Kid's Events

Leslye Walton
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Friday, March 6th
7:00 PM

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Please join us by the castle for Children's Storytime every Saturday at 11 AM
 

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"That is one good thing about this world...there are always sure to be more springs." 
--L.M. MontgomeryAnne of Avonlea

March is upon us, and spring isn't far behind. Crocuses have sprouted up all over Capitol Hill, and the cherry trees have begun to bloom with the unseasonably warm temperatures. Spring brings new life and longer days, and that means more daylight to enjoy your favorite book long into the evening hours. Join us this month as we welcome a fantastic group of authors that are sure to get your spring reading started off right. 

We look forward to seeing you!

News & Notes: 
- Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon sits down with Sub Pop's Bruce Pavitt to discuss Kim's new book Girl in a Band: A Memoir on Monday, March 2nd at The Neptune Theatre. Tickets are available at stgpresents.com or in person at The Seattle Theatre Group box office at the Paramount Theatre.  
- If you are unable to attend an author event you can call us at (206) 624-6600 or email us at [email protected] to request an autographed copy.


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SEATTLE PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE

Notice

Sunday, March 1st at 6:00 PM

$5 Suggested Donation


 

KIM GORDON with BRUCE PAVITT

Girl in a Band: a Memoir

Monday, March 2nd at 7:00 PM

at The Neptune Theater

TICKETED EVENT


 

ELLIOTT BAY BOOK GROUP

Quiet

by Susan Cain Tuesday, March 3rd at 6:30 PM

 


 

LIZ CARLISLE

Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of America

Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:30 PM

at Town Hall Seattle

TICKETED EVENT


 

GARY PAUL NABHAN

Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey

Wednesday, March 4th at 7:00 PM


 

MEGAN KRUSE

Call Me Home

Thursday, March 5th at 7:00 PM


 

LESLYE WALTON

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Friday, March 6th at 7:00 PM


 

 

CHI-MING YANG

Saturday University

Crossing the Indian Ocean: Asia/Africa Connections

Lecture Series"Decorative Arts in the Age of Slavery"

Saturday, March 7th at 9:30 AM

at Seattle Asian Art Museum

TICKETED EVENT

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME

Saturday, March 7th at 11:00 AM

KID'S EVENT


 

RICHARD B. SIMON

Teaching Big History

Saturday, March 7th at 7:00 PM


 

THEO PAULINE NESTOR

Writing Workshop

Sunday, March 8th at 3:00 PM

Free! Bring pen and paper or laptop.


 

 

ELLIOTT BAY GLOBAL ISSUES & ETHICS BOOK GROUP

Rez Life

by David Treuer
Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30 PM

 


 

ELLIOT ACKERMAN

Green on Blue

Tuesday, March 10th at 7:00 PM

at Seattle Central Public Library


 

JYNNE DILLING MARTIN

We Mammals in Hospitable Times

Tuesday, March 10th at 7:00 PM

 

 

DENIS HAYES & GAIL BOYER HAYES

Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America's Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment

Tuesday, March 10th at 7:30 PM

at Town Hall Seattle

TICKETED EVENT

 


 

 

MARK ADAMS

Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City

Wednesday, March 11th at 7:00 PM

 


 

THE ELLIOTT BAY UNDERGROUND

Thursday, March 12th at 6:30 PM

Grades 6-12 welcome!


 

REIF LARSEN

I Am Radar

Thursday, March 12th at 7:00 PM


 

JASON SCHMIDT

A List of Things That Didn't Kill Me

Friday, March 13th at 7:00 PM

 

IFTIKHAR DADI

Saturday University

Crossing the Indian Ocean: Asia/Africa Connections

Lecture Series"Calligraphic Abstraction"

 

Saturday, March 14th at 9:30 AM

at Seattle Asian Art Museum

TICKETED EVENT


 

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME

Saturday, March 14th at 11:00 AM

KID'S EVENT


 

ELIZABETH AUSTEN & DIANE RAPTOSH

Every Dress a Decision
&

American Amnesiac

Saturday, March 14th at 7:00 PM


 

ABIGAIL CARTER

Remember the Moon

Sunday, March 15th at 3:00 PM


 

DENNIS LEHANE

World Gone By

Monday, March 16th at 7:00 PM


 

ROBERT SCHEER

They Know Everything About You

Monday, March 16th at 7:30 PM

at Town Hall Seattle

TICKETED EVENT


 

 

SPECULATIONS: ELLIOTT BAY SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY BOOK GROUP

The Martian

by Andy Weir
Tuesday, March 17th at 6:30 PM

 


 

GARRY WILLS with REBECCA BROWN

The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis

Tuesday, March 17th at 7:30 PM

at Town Hall Seattle

TICKETED EVENT


 

PAUL BEATTY

The Sellout

Wednesday, March 18th at 7:00 PM

at Seattle Central Public Library


 

DAVID VANN

Aquarium

Wednesday, March 18th at 7:00 PM


 

JANE HIRSHFIELD

The Beauty
&

Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World

Thursday, March 19th at 7:00 PM


 

FARZANA MARIE

Load Poems Like Guns: Women's Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan

Friday, March 20th at 7:00 PM


Citizen University

 

CITIZEN UNIVERSITY

with AI-JEN POO, CLAUDIA RANKINE, and others

Friday, March 20th & Saturday, March 21st .

at Seattle Center

TICKETED EVENT

 

RAY YIP

Saturday University Crossing the Indian Ocean: Asia/Africa Connections Lecture Series

"Africa Rising: How Can China Help? A Global Health View: China and Africa"

Saturday, March 21st at 9:30 AM

at Seattle Asian Art Museum

TICKETED EVENT


 

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME

Saturday, March 21st at 11:00 AM

KID'S EVENT


 

DAVID SHIELDS & SARAH MANGUSTO

Ongoingness: The End of a Diary

Saturday, March 21st at 7:00 PM


invitation-front

 

HEDGEBROOK presents EQUIVOX

with DEBORAH HARKNESS, HOLLIS WONG-WEAR and friends

Sunday, March 22nd 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

at Herban Feast

TICKETED EVENT


 

STEPHEN ALTER

Becoming a Mountain

Sunday, March 22nd at 3:00 PM


 

CARYL PHILLIPS

The Lost Child

Monday, March 23rd at 7:00 PM


 

DAVID E. BONIOR

Eastside Kid: A Memoir of My Youth from Detroit to Congress

Monday, March 23rd at 7:30 PM

at Town Hall Seattle

TICKETED EVENT


 

TARA AUSTEN WEAVER

Orchard House: How a Neglected Garden Taught One Family to Grow

Tuesday, March 24th at 7:00 PM


 

MARIE-ROSE PHAN-L�

Talking Story: One Woman's Quest to Preserve Ancient Spiritual and Healing Traditions

Wednesday, March 25th at 7:00 PM


 

JAMES HANNAHAM

Delicious Foods

Thursday, March 26th at 7:00 PM


 

LUCY KNISLEY

An Age of License &

Displacement

Friday, March 27th at 7:00 PM


 

VIJAY PRASHAD

Saturday University

Crossing the Indian Ocean: Asia/Africa Connections

Lecture Series
"Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting"

 

Saturday, March 28th at 9:30 AM

at Seattle Asian Art Museum

TICKETED EVENT

CHILDREN'S STORYTIME

Saturday, March 28th at 11:00 AM

KID'S EVENT

A festival of independent literature

 

THE APRIL FESTIVAL presents: April Continental Breakfast

MIKE YOUNG, JEANINE PITAS, HAJARA QUINN, ELISSA WASHUTA, & MICHELLE PENALOZA with Kenny Coble

Saturday, March 28th at 1:00 PM

NELSON GEORGE

The Lost Treasures of R&B: A D Hunter Mystery

Saturday, March 28th at 7:00 PM


 

GEORGE BAXTER-HOLDER

Drugs, Food, Sex and God

Sunday, March 29th at 3:00 PM


 

KAZUO ISHIGURO

The Buried Giant

Monday, March 30th at 7:00 PM

at Seattle Central Public Library


 

ROBIN OLIVEIRA

I Always Loved You

Tuesday, March 31st at 7:00 PM



BURIED PLEASURES is a play on the title of Kazuo Ishiguro's new book The Buried Giant (See March 30th).