THURSDAY 2/7


CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11th

Xuetong Yan, the Director of the Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), speaks. David Bachman, of the Jackson School of International Studies, moderates. Kane Hall, room 220, UW campus, 543-6938, 7-8:30 pm, free.


* CUPID'S REVENGE: REBECCA BROWN & D. TRAVERS SCOTT

Tonight, Seattle Spit's queer spoken word open mic features authors Rebecca Brown (Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary) and D. Travers Scott (Execution, Texas: 1987). Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St, 324-9210, 8 pm (sign-up at 7:30), free.


JAMES W. LOEWEN

Community Dinner & Dialogue presents historian James Loewen, who is responsible for books like Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong and Lies Across America: What Our Historical Sites Get Wrong. Rainier Room, Seattle Center Northwest Rooms at Seattle Center, 389-7335, 6 pm, $15 suggested donation (includes dinner). Pre-registration required.


FRIDAY 2/8


DIANE JOSEPHY PEAVEY

Peavey's Bitterbrush Country is a collection of essays that consider western rural culture and the economic misery of small farmers. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 6:30 pm, free.


SATURDAY 2/9


GLORIA BURGESS

Seattle poet Gloria Burgess reads from her new collection of poems, The Open Door. The title poem of The Open Door explores the experience of African Americans since the Middle Passage. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.


* MAKING LOVE ON THE PAGE

Publisher Pamela Goodfellow and her authors talk about the "orchestration, sensuality, and research that goes into writing convincing lovemaking scenes." Pam will also lead the audience in a "four-sentence exercise" to demonstrate effective love-writing techniques. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 5 pm, free. Goodfellow also reads Feb 12 at Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7-9 pm, free.


SUNDAY 2/10


* SEATTLE SECRETS

Paul Dorpat, Leonard Garfield, Walt Crowley, Julie Koler, Heather MacIntosh, Doug Chin, and Greg Lange will be in the Elliott Bay Cafe to present a multi-faceted program of slides, talk, and food from downtown Seattle's history. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 1 pm, free.


MONDAY 2/11


U.S.-KOREA RELATIONS IN THE WAKE OF SEPTEMBER 11

Dr. Kim Hakjoon, editor of the East Asia Daily (Seoul, Korea) talks. Professor Clark Sorensen from the Jackson School moderates. Kane Hall, room 220, UW campus, 543-6938, 7-8:30 pm, free.


* ANN RULE

Every Breath You Take offers an exposé of a vicious crime. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.


SIR MARTIN REES

Knighted astronomer Rees explores the notion that our universe is just a part of many other universes. Kane Hall, room 130, UW campus, 7 pm, free. Tickets available from University Bookstore, 634-3400.


TUESDAY 2/12


TESS URIZA HOLTHE

Holthe's When the Elephants Dance is about the Philippines, the Japanese, the United States, patriotic heroes, and WWII. Elliott Bay Book Company, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.


MELINDA & ROBERT BLANCHARD

A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean is about escaping civilization and surrendering your dead soul to the live tropics. Third Place Books, 366-3333, 7 pm, free.


WEDNESDAY 2/13


SHIERRY WEBER NICHOLSEN

The Love of Nature and the End of the World is a collection of meditations that deal with, of course, environmental deterioration. University Bookstore, 634-3400, 7 pm, free.