Can't Miss It: Tuesday
EDIBLE CONVERSATIONS: Book Larder is a brand new community cookbook store that just opened in Fremont. And already this super new store (seriously, it just opened last week) has a full calendar of activities including tastings, classes, and demonstrations. Tonight author Oran Hesterman, will discuss his latest book, Fair Food. The book is "an enlightening and inspiring guide to changing not only what we eat, but how food is grown, packaged, delivered, marketed, and sold." He will be speaking with the editor of "Edible Seattle," Jill Lightner, about eliminating food deserts and making it possible for everyone to afford fresh food.
6:30 pm // Book Larder // FREE
PART TWO: Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies is the first in a trilogy that tells the story of the voyage of the Ibis, a ship transporting Indian girmitiyas (coolies) to Mauritius in 1838. It has been called a mashup of diaspora, myth, and language all within a "Rubik's cube of plots." Sea of Poppies had no problem at all shooting to the top of the best-sellers list and winning some awards along the way and the highly-anticipated second installment, River of Smoke was just released. River of Smoke follows the Ibis ship's storm-tossed characters to the crowded harbors of China. Ghosh will be reading from the new book tonight at Town Hall.
7:30 pm // Town Hall Seattle // $15
SLAMMIN': Each Tuesday night at Re-Bar the Seattle Poetry Slam hosts an evening jam packed with word-y goodness. Here's how the night goes: 8:30 pm starts the open mic portion, then a featured poet takes the stage at 9 pm (tonight the featured poet is Eliel Lucero) and at 10 pm the poetry war also known as the "slam" begins. The rules for the slam are simple: 1. Poets must perform their own original work; 2. No props, costumes or musical accompaniment; and 3. Poets have three minutes to perform their piece. Each poet earns a score awarded by randomly-picked judges from the audience. The winning poets get prizes and a chance at representing Seattle on the national and international level. Prepare yourself for a battle royale of words and poems and thoughts and feelings.
8:30 pm // Re-Bar // $5
