The Stranger

(TWO LITERARY EVENTS) From noon to 5:00 p.m. is the one-year birthday party for youth writing center 826 Seattle and affiliated retail concern the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. The party features Sherman Alexie, Sean Nelson, Ellen Forney, other notables, and free jelly donuts. Then, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Georgetown, is the grand opening of Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery. The inaugural exhibition is 30 Years of Misfit Lit featuring Bagge, Blanchard (that's his drawing above), Burns, Clowes, Crumb, Forney, Sacco, Ware, Woodring, and others. Many of them are expected to be there. (826 Seattle, 8414 Greenwood Ave N, 725-2625, free; Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery, 1201 S Vale Street, 658-0110, free.) by Christopher Frizzelle

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