This year’s lineup for the APRIL (Authors, Publishers, and Readers of Independent Literature) Festival is enticing, and larded with local talent. But before we go any further, do yourself a favor: Find $30 and hide it from yourself. DO NOT TOUCH THIS MONEY.
Wednesday, March 25
Happy Hour: Vermillion, 5:30 pm
Since Poetry Northwest is providing the evening’s lineup, you can expect high-caliber poetry with a slightly scientific bent. Plan to lose your lonely in the wordplay of Thomas Walton and Kristen Steenbeeke. If that isn’t your thing, Jeanine Walker will probably get up there and cuss a lot…

