GUY MADISON--1998 Washington Press Association award-winner Madison reads from his Tulalip reservation-centered novel, The Res: An American Novel. Elliott Bay, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
MIKE OEHLER--Flashback to the '60s, when survival was a peaceful philosophy: Oehler reads from The Hippie Survival Guide to Y2K. Brentano's, 2222 Westlake Center, 400 Pine St, 5 pm, free.
ANDRES BERGER-KISS--World weary Portland-settled Berger-Kiss exorcises 500 years of oppression and guerilla insurgency with his new novel, Children of the Dawn: a "psalm of poverty, a hymn of the oppressed." Elliott Bay, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 8 pm, free.
*TRINIDAD SANCHEZ, JR--Poems by Father & Son unites in art Sanchez Jr and his poet father, Sanchez Sr--he reads in Seattle with his niece, local poet Marta Sanchez, in an event co-presented by El Centro de la Raza. Elliott Bay, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
DAVID D. HOROWITZ--Local poet and publisher of Rose Alley Press, Horowitz reads from his collection Star, Treetop, Streetlamp, a nicely produced series of poems that work off of traditional form. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 366-3333, 4:30 pm, free.
KIANA DAVENPORT--Hawaii, haunted by potential war and statehood, provides the grounds for personal development for the characters in Davenport's Song of the Exile, a novel that "weaves the history and culture of Hawaii, the U.S., Europe, and Asia". Elliott Bay, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
*SYNAPSE--For six long years, local fem-mag Synapse has published wide-ranging and frequently radical poetry and prose by women, offered free at various venues. Now, the money has run out, and it looks like this may be your last chance to catch the action. There will be poetry, prose, and songs offered up. Speakeasy, 2304 2nd Ave, 728-9770, 7:30 pm, donation.
*MICHAEL MCCLURE--See Calendar Box. Elliott Bay, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.
*STACEY LEVINE & EZRA MARK--A delightfully dangerous intersection of local talent crashes big tonight, promising Subtext explosions. Stacey Levine, author of the novel Dra-- (a book that causes internal bleeding), reads with type-wrecked Ezra Mark, author of Narthex, Tenet, and untitled. Drive by slowly. Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030, 7:30 pm, $5.
OPEN MIC
Note to regularly programmed open mics: The Stranger will list events only if we receive an announcement--regular listings will be dropped unless we are notified that the events are in fact ongoing.
THE PEARL--Turn irritation into beauty: bring fiction, poetry, film, or drama. Every first Thursday celebrates Dead Poets. The Pearl, 4215 University Way NE, 547-3326, 8 pm, free.
COFFEE MESSIAH--Come to confess your sins, stay for a cookie. Open mic for poetry, stories, music, rants, and more. Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 860-7377, 8:30 pm, free.