THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 >>
1. Cherie Priest reads and signs her steampunk novel Boneshaker at 7 p.m. inside the Garfield Book Company, off the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. Read the full story here.
2. Riding a wave of positive vibes, the Third Thursday ArtWalk ART BUS is back this month with two tours featuring the same stops: Two Vaults Gallery, Brick House, Fulcrum, 253 Collective, Mad Hat Tea Co., and Sanford & Son Middle Merchants from 5-9 p.m. beginning at the Speakeasy Arts Cooperative.
3. Tacoma's Drinking Liberally group gathers on Tax Day to discuss the national march of Tea Partiers and militias while pounding booze at 7 p.m. inside The Hub.
4. You know how you often suspect the whole, gigantic, monstrous machine is run by multi-zillion dollar companies and insurance shills? Check out the rest of the story, and if there's any hope for us, at 7 p.m. inside King's Books during a conversation on campaign financing organized by Americans in Solidarity, a grass-roots organization looking out for working families.
5. The Matt Coughlin Band, Carmen Caruso, and The Black Sails play an 8 p.m. show inside Bob's Java Jive.