Hydropods at Krakow Cafe & Pub

Today’s Featured Book Event:

Hydropods at Krakow (Krakow Cafe & Pub, @5:00pm): John Dooley and Gary Glover have been recording and touring from UCLA to Seattle for over 10 years, as Hydropods. After a lengthy hiatus (a band spat occurred aboard the historic Seattle schooner, Zodiac), the two are now compelled to continue their creative journey by producing new material, and reworking to get the forgotten works (see “Ruth” and “Lost Chance Sessions” below) into the proverbial ether.

Other Book Event’s Today:

Ooligan Press Write to Publish Conference (PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, Third Floor, @8:30am): Join Ooligan on Friday, May 29th for a full day of education about publishing for writers and a free informational open house. Seminars will be offered on subjects including copyright, finding an agent, polishing your manuscript, self publishing, and finding a publisher.

In addition, Ooligan will be selecting twenty manuscripts for advance critique by editing students and Ooligan Press acquisitions will be hosting a pitch table. For more information about the conference, click here. Tickets will go on sale on Monday, April 20th, 2009. To purchase tickets please go to http://boxoffice.pdx.edu/ or call 503.725.3307

Roving Writers* Read (Studio Thirty, 5424 N.E. 30th Avenue, @7:00pm): *A new Ad Hoc group of roving writers sharing prose and poetry. Thea Constantine, Gloria Geiser, Diana Mekelburg, Luna Prado, Cecilie Scott, and Alida Thatcher.

Open mic to follow.  Wine and snacks provided. For further information, contact Gloria, 503-954-3707.

Glen David Gold Reading (Powells City of Books, @7:30pm): From Glen David Gold, the author of the acclaimed bestseller Carter Beats the Devil, comes Sunnyside (Knopf), a novel that dramatizes the moment when American capitalism, a world at war, and the emerging mecca of Hollywood intersect to spawn an enduring culture of celebrity.

Please check your community Libraries schedule using these links: Washington County, Multnomah County, Clackamas County. For other book events this week, please check the list.