ALSO TO NOTE:

Seattle Arts & Lectures. The 2007-08 Literary Lecture Series concludes with PICO IYER, whose newest book, The Open Road, is on the Dalai Lama, on April 29 at Benaroya Hall. The 2008 Poetry Series concludes with LUCILLE CLIFTON on April 7, and EDWARD HIRSCH, April 21, those at Intiman Theatre. For tickets/information, please see www.lectures.org or call (206) 621-2230.
Central District Forum for Art & Ideas. The CD Forum in April presents a panel, "Gender Identity in the African American Community," April 10 at 7 p.m. at Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. Please see www.cdforum.org or call (206) 323-4032 for information. The CD Forum also has its big gala, "Food As Art," on April 5 to check out.
Nextbook. In April, Nextbook presents DAVID HAJDU on April 17 at Town Hall. Please see www.nextbook.org for more information.
Fifth Annual Denise Levertov Award. THOMAS LYNCH will be honored and will give a public reading on April 22 at 8 p.m. at St. James Cathedral Hall (9th and Columbia). Free and open to the public. More info at (206) 281-2988 or www.imagejournal.org.
ReAct Theatre. Featuring the directing work of Elliott Bay's own DAVID HSIEH, our friends at ReAct Theatre open their 15th Anniversary Season with a new production of Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas, at the Theatre Off Jackson playing through April 20. For more information please visit www.reacttheatre.org or call (206) 364-3283.
Rainbow Bookfest. This year's edition takes place April 5 at Langston Hughes. Free admission. SHAWN WONG, QUINTARD TAYLOR, KEN MOCHIZUKI, BHARTI KIRCHNER, FLOR FERNANDEZ BARRIOS, and others featured. Please see www.rainbowbookfest.com or call (206) 684-5999 for information.
Seattle Art Museum. Our neighbors up First Avenue, besides the visual art exhibitions, present numerous lecture and talking series, including "Second Thursday" readings and spoken word programs. Please see www.seedsofcompassion.org.
Joan Chittister, OSB. A talk at Seattle First Baptist Church, April 15 at 7 p.m. Please see www.womanspiritcenter.com for more information.
Ongoing. 826 Seattle (www.826seattle.org) and Field's End, on Bainbridge Island (www.fieldsend.org) each do vital writing programs, albeit with different 'target' audiences. Richard Hugo House (www.hugohouse.org) offers writing programs and hosts readings. Town Hall Seattle (www.townhallseattle.org) and The Seattle Public Library (www.spl.org) each host numerous readings, many in collaboration with Elliott Bay, but others to also check out.
Seattle Reads. The Seattle Public Library's pioneering program continues, this year featuring DINAW MENGESTU's remarkable novel, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. He is scheduled for a number of Seattle appearances May 7 - 10. Meanwhile, various panels, film series, presentations, and Book-It Repertory Theatre productions abound, occurring in April and May. Please see www.spl.org for more information.
Brown Bag Lunch with Lisa Garrigues, Author of Writing Motherhood. Wednesday, May 7, noon. Writing Motherhood, at once creative writing manual and mothering memoir, inspires women to mine their everyday lives for stories to preserve and pass on. Treat yourself to an early Mother's Day gift and join author Lisa Garrigues for a book talk that will energize your spirit and ignite your pen. Discover how to throw away the rules that bind your imagination, carve out the time and space for writing, and join a community of other mothers who want to write. For mothers of all ages and writers at all stages. Julia Cameron calls Lisa Garrigues "a trailblazer and a muse." Brooke Shields says, "Writing Motherhood helps us overcome our fears and unlock the thoughts and feelings we all have inside." For more information see www.writingmotherhood.com.

Elliott Bay Café. Serving terrific sandwiches, soups, salads, specials, baked goods, seasonal treats, soft drinks, coffee, tea, beer, wine, and more. Hours: Mondays - Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The Café phone is (206) 682-6664.

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