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Start: 7:00 pm
Presented by the RECOVERY CAFÉ. Author/journalist David Sheff and his son Nic make this Seattle return to discuss Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction (Mariner), David Sheff's much-praised family memoir. "A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts." - Anne Lamott. "When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our own pain and that of others. That's ultimately what Beautiful Boy is about." - Mary Pipher. Advance tickets ($10/free students) are available through www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006. Town Hall Seattle is at 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca). For more information, please see www.recoverycafe.org.
Start: 7:00 pm
Pioneer Square's Boren Block One, once home to the Seattle Hotel, is now best known as the plot of land on which the infamous "Sinking Ship" parking garage now sits. The hotel's razing in 1961 helped spark the historic preservation movement in the city, a movement that would, within a decade, help save both the Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square from a similar fate. Sidney S. Andrews, author of Boren's Block One: A Sinking Ship (Create Space), speaks tonight about the block's history, which includes stories from Seattle's earliest days—totem pole thefts, Japanese American hoteliers, the ill-fated (recent) monorail, and more. We can't think of a better time to reminisce about Pioneer Square's past and contemplate its future.
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