ALSO TO NOTE:

Seattle Arts & Lectures. By May the 2007-08 Literary Lecture Series will have concluded, though word should be out on the 2008-09 season's many gems, regular season and special events. Speaking of special, June 3 brings filmmaker JOHN WATERS to Benaroya Hall. Please see www.lectures.org or call (206) 621-2230 for tickets/information.
Counterbalance Poetry. Poet MARIE HOWE reads on May 6 at 7:30 pm at the Good Shepherd Center, 4th floor Chapel, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. For information, please see www.counterbalancearts.org or call (206) 282-2677.
Nextbook. SUSAN STAMBERG does a program on "Jewish Mothers" at Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall on May 20. Please see www.nextbook.org for tickets/information. That should be a Mother's Day program to remember.
Central District Forum for Art & Ideas. The CD Forum stages "The Creation Project Showcase" on May 16 - 17 at Broadway Performance Hall. Please see www.cdforum.org or call (206) 323-4032 for tickets/information.
Richard Hugo House. Richard Hugo House. Besides leading off May (May 1) with MARGOT CASE (see above), Hugo House's May offerings include a reading with NICOLA GRIFFITH & CORINNA WYCOFF, May 6; Poet JESSY RANDALL, May 15; and "Cheap Wine & Poetry," with many implicated, May 29. See www.hugohouse.org for information on these and more.
ReAct Theatre. Featuring the directing work of Elliott Bay's own DAVID HSIEH, our friends at ReAct Theatre continue their 15th Anniversary Season with the Northwest Premiere of the critically-acclaimed new show Well written by award-winning lesbian performance artist Lisa Kron, at Richard Hugo House playing from May 2nd through June 1st. For more information please visit www.reacttheatre.org or call (206) 364-3283.
Book-It Repertory. Book-It's staging of JIM LYNCH's The Highest Tide should run to May 10 at Seattle Center House Theatre. See www.book-it.org for information/tickets.
Copper Canyon Press. Copper Canyon Press brings acclaimed poet C.D. WRIGHT to Seattle Public Central Library on June 4 at 7 p.m. for a free reading. Please see www.spl.org for information.
Other good programs. Besides big film festivals and folk musical festivals afoot, some other good literary/book-related programs take place on a regular basis at Town Hall Seattle (www.townhallseattle.org), The Seattle Public Library (www.spl.org), and the Seattle Art Museum (www.seattleartmuseum.org). Yes, we are often there ourselves with programs as part of it all.

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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