Featuring poet Paul Nelson, author of "A Time Before Slaughter," an epic poem about the history of Auburn, WA. Open mic sign-up begins at 6:30. Admission is $5. In the Cabaret. Co-sponsored by Richard Hugo House.

Featuring poet Paul Nelson, author of "A Time Before Slaughter," an epic poem about the history of Auburn, WA. Open mic sign-up begins at 6:30. Admission is $5. In the Cabaret. Co-sponsored by Richard Hugo House.

James Greer, writer and one-time bassist for the band Guided by Voices, has a new book called "The Failure,"  which is about a robbery gone wrong. A straightforward narrative told in anything but a straightforward manner, it follows a narrator interested in getting rich without having to work hard and his dogwalking buddy as they