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WEDNESDAY FEB. 22

Book Clubs?

Where bookish folk gather – in a coffee shop, say, or a bookstore or a library – to discuss what they've been reading? Yes, we have a few more of those listed online each week.

BookPeople Readings

Bestselling fantasy author Robin Hobb charts the world of the Rain Wilds in City of Dragons. Fri., Feb. 17, 7pm. MysteryPeople presents Hilary Davidson, winner of the 2011 Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and her The Next One to Fall. Sat., Feb. 18, 4pm. Leonard Pierce recites a list of villains in If You Like the Sopranos. Sat., Feb. 18, 7pm. Bestselling novelist Rachel Simon does her Oprah recommended The Story of Beautiful Girl. Sun., Feb. 19, 4pm. UT professor Jeremi Suri touts Liberty's Surest Guardian. Wed., Feb. 22, 7pm. Novelist Sere Prince Halverson tracks The Underside of Joy. Thu., Feb. 23, 7pm.

BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 512/472-5050

www.bookpeople.com

Call For Submissions: Listen To Your Mother

Send your own original humorous or poignant words about the good, the bad, and the ugly of motherhood (or your mother/person who raised you.) Your piece should be five minutes long (or less) when read aloud. See website for details. Deadline: Feb. 28.

Howson Science Fiction Club

goes spacial once a month. Who knows the dimension?

Howson Branch Library, 2500 Exposition, 472-3584

Multimedia Poetry

A projector, an iPod dock, a remote PowerPoint control, and a MacBook. Hosted by Julian Enoch Bruno and BJ Soto. Wednesdays, 6:30pm.

Thrice, 909 W. Mary, 447-9743

www.thricecafe.com

Open Mics

Austin Poetry Slam Tuesdays, 8pm. 29th Street Ballroom, 2906 Fruth, 480-9562 . Multimedia Poetry Wednesdays, 6:30pm. Thrice, 909 W. Mary, 447-9743. Fair Bean Fridays, 5-7:30pm. Fair Bean Coffee, 2210-I S. First, 444-BEAN. Full English Tea Room Thom hosts. Saturdays, 6-9pm. 2000 Southern Oaks. 240-2748 . Spoken & Heard Sundays, 7-10pm. Kick Butt Coffee, 5775 Airport #725, 454-5425. More listed online!

Playwriting Classes

with award-winning playwright Rosalyn Rosen, artistic director of Remembrance Through the Performing Arts. Classes meet once a week for three hours. Minimum eight-week commitment. Call for location. $35 per class.

329-9118 x1

Poetry on the Plaza: Translation

Visiting poets and scholars read their favorite poems in translation. Readers include poets Cyrus Cassells, Marilyn Hacker, Fady Joudah, Eileen Myles, and Urayoán Noel, as well as UT faculty and grad students. (noon). Free.

Harry Ransom Center, 300 W. 21st, 512/471-8944

www.hrc.utexas.edu

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