Co-presented with the NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM and UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS.Seeking Salaam\: Ethiopians\, Eritreans\, and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press). Drawn from research as well as from direct conversations with over forty East African immigrants in Seattle and Portland\, this is a rich\, developed account of a significant addition to the fabric of Northwest life\, with all the complexities\, contradictions (sometimes enemies there become friends and neighbors here)\, and benefits that the move here has entailed. Free admission. The Northwest African American Museum is at 2300 S. Massachusetts Street. Please see www.naamnw.org or call Elliott Bay at (206) 624-6600 for more information.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/borges URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/borges SUMMARY:PHIL BORGES DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T033000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/myhrvold URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/myhrvold SUMMARY:NATHAN MYHRVOLD at Town Hall Seattle - Late Breaking Addition! DESCRIPTION:Presented by TOWN HALL with the assistance and presence of ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY. Just as French Impressionists upended centuries of tradition\, Modernist cuisine exploreded the boundaries of the culinary arts\, borrowing techniques from the laboratory and incorporating a deeper understanding of science and advances in cooking technology. Nathan Myhrvold\, former Chief technology officer at Microsoft\, co-founder of Intellectual Ventures\, and co-author of the revolutionary\, six-volume\, 2\,400-page Modernist Cuisine (Cooking Lab)—\;reveals science-inspired techniques for preparing food and shares how the authors and their team achieved astounding new flavors and textures by using tools such as water baths\, homogenizers\, and centrifuges\, and ingredients such as hydrocolloids\, emulsifiers\, and enzymes. Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006\, or at the door starting at 6\:30 p.m. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Town Hall Seattle is at 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T193000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/react1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/react1 SUMMARY:HOLIDAY STORYTIME with REACT THEATRE DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111207T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111207T023000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/fbookclub URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/fbookclub SUMMARY:ELLIOTT BAY BOOK GROUP DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111207T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111207T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/dupar URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/dupar SUMMARY:LISA DUPAR DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111207T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111207T033000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/prins URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/prins SUMMARY:NOMI PRINS at Town Hall Seattle DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111208T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111208T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/banker URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/banker SUMMARY:DENISE BANKER DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111208T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111208T033000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/hsu URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/hsu SUMMARY:SHI-LING HSU at Town Hall Seattle DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111209T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111209T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/terrill URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/terrill SUMMARY:CEIRIDWEN TERRILL DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111209T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111209T033000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/liu URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/liu SUMMARY:ERIC LIU & NICK HANAUER at Town Hall Seattle DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T010000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/lanlard URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/lanlard SUMMARY:ERIC LANLARD a.k.a. CAKE BOY - Late Breaking Addition! DESCRIPTION:Master pâ\;tissier Eric Lanlard\, twice the winner of the Continental Pâ\;tissier of the Year at the British Baking Awards\, is the host of the series Baking Mad and Glamor Puds on British television and he is the proprietor of his own award winning London shop\, Cake Boy. Today the celebrated chef\, who has baked for Elton John and Madonna (and was recently seen offering Royal Wedding Cake commentary on the Wedding Channel and Lifetime)\, visits us for an informal early evening meet and greet in our cookbook section. He'll answer your dessert related questions and offer some samples from his new recipe book\, Cake Boy (Mitchell Beazley/Octopus). These recipes were developed for home cooks and include recipes for his classics like Genoise Sponge\, lemon macaroons and Sticky Toffee Pudding\, holiday treats such as eggnog trifle and chocolate caramel \\"Millionaire\\" shortbread\, and a nice variety of tarts and cakes.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T020000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/urrea URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/urrea SUMMARY:LUIS ALBERTO URREA DESCRIPTION:A most welcome Elliott Bay return is made this evening by bestselling\, critically-acclaimed novelist and nonfiction prose writer\, and poet Luis Alberto Urrea. He has read here numerous times\, especially in the early years\, before his work was as widely known as it is today—\;with such books as The Devil's Highway\, Into the Beautiful North\, and The Hummingbird's Daughter. He is here this evening with a sequel to the last\, the wonderful Queen of America (Little\, Brown). This saga takes readers with the book's protagonist from Mexico's Tomochic rebellion\, over the border to the U.S.\, all at a fateful time—\;a century and more ago. \\"Fiercely romantic and at times heartbreaking but also full of humor\, Urrea's latest novel blends fairy tale\, Western adventure\, folk tale\, and historical drama. Fans of Hummingbird and readers new to Urrea's work will surely enjoy this magnificent\, epic novel.\\" – Library Journal. \\"A ... work of literary alchemy\, so masterfully infused with myth and history\, you will feel these characters in your heart\, your gut. You will grieve for their immortal souls.\\" – Jamie Ford.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/white URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/white SUMMARY:RICHARD WHITE at Seattle Public Central Library DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T040000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T040000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/grange URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/grange SUMMARY:KEVIN GRANGE DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111210T193000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/react2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/react2 SUMMARY:HOLIDAY STORYTIME with REACT THEATRE DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111211T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111211T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/beach URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/beach SUMMARY:LOU BEACH DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T205525Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111213T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111213T030000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/leibovitz URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/dec11/leibovitz SUMMARY:ANNIE LEIBOVITZ DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome back Annie Leibovitz\, one of the most celebrated\, acclaimed photographers at work in recent decades for an evening highlighted by a brief talk/reading and then booksigning. Among her many honors\: the International Center of Photography's Lifetime Achievement Award\, the Centenary Medal of the Royal Photographic Society\, the American Society of Magazine Editors' first Creative Excellence Award\, and a Library of Congress-designated Living Legend. Here in recent years with her books\, A Photographer's Life and Annie Leibovitz at Work\, she is here this evening with Pilgrimage (Random House)\, an arresting\, captivating new book\, that marks a different course for its creator. With an introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin\, and her own writing throughout\, this book features Annie Leibovitz in words as well as images. And the images are unlike others by her\, seen\, especially in this scope. Places and objects all figure—\;traces of people who made an impact\: Louisa May Alcott\, Abraham Lincoln\, Sigmund Freud\, Georgia O'Keeffe\, Martha Graham\, Sigmund Freud\, and Marian Anderson among them. To these people and their legacies\, Annie Leibovitz pays photographic homage. \\"A prominent portrait photographer\, Leibovitz has produced a book without people\, yet portraits are everywhere on its pages\, and in them a profound sense of life's bold fragility and art's imperfect beauty.\\" – Eve MacSweeney\, Vanity Fair.
Please note\: for the booksigning\, Annie Leibovitz will only be signing copies of Pilgrimage—\;no other books or items. Our thanks and appreciation for your understanding. Her talk and signing will happen up in the main space of the bookstore. Please join us.