Floating Bridge Review #4

from former Bulldog news agent, Gerry Mcfarland: 

Floating Bridge Review 4 is now available!

In the first section, the editors of four significant local publications from the past—Chrysanthemum, Duckabush Journal, Fine Madness, and Heliotrope—select representative poems. The Pontoon section is made up, as always, of local poets who submitted their work for the annual Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Many names will be familiar to those who have been reading Seattle area poets for decades. James Bertolino, Michael Daley, Alice Derry, Joseph Green and many others prove that Northwest poetry remains lively and interesting.
Gerry McFarland
Co-editor
Floating Bridge Press



You can read a previous post about Gerry and It's About Time.

Vogue Italia - Tara Lynn

Inside is a feature with real people as models.

On the cover --

You may  remember the French Elle with Tara Lynn on the cover.  Now, a romantically done black and white lingerie feature shot by Steven Meisel with Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine and Robyn Lawley.   A thumbs up from one male, who found the models very refreshing.

You can come buy a copy in the store, or order here.

Wolves, the Grand Canyon, and Chuckanut Drive

We still have copies of the recent issue of High Country News, the delisting of the Gray Wolf.  KUOW covered it just this week.

Idaho is very worried about wolves, reports Betsy Marston.

Or you can check out the newest issue.  Along with the main article on Las Vegas flight tours over the Grand Canyon there is a low key article on the important topic of news reporting.  With all the world of blogging and the folding and diminishing of the metropolitan newspapers,  fewer reporters are in DC keeping an eye on western issues.  

The bulk of federal land is in the west, and in some states, more than half the state is federal land.  Here in King county we are so urban that we don't pay much attention to the public lands, but just step a little outside of the urban corridor, and you quickly run into the contentious politics of private vs public land.  Just go a little north, and check out the state trust lands on the way to Bellingham.

National Trails Day

It is National Trails Day -- There is still time to get out somewhere!

....And what kind of backcountry eater are you?

Jim Page 40th Anniversary Concert

Doug Campbell wants you to know about this upcoming concert!

Sunday June 12th, 7:30 PM. 

Bathhouse Theater (Greenlake)

Doors Open at 7PM

Tickets through Brownpaper

Festival Seating

Advance Purchase Ticket Holders will have 1st access to seats

Bricolage! Two issues!

Bricolage -- this year we have two issues, 2010 and 2011 were published at approximately the same time. 

 

You can find it in the Literary / Zine section.

U-District Street Fair is this Weekend

 

U District Street Fair 2010

Last Street Fair was a lot of fun, the sun came out, a guitar player was singing in front, spontaneously a passing oboist joined in, and Bulldog's baristas sang too!  

If you haven't been by lately, we still have plenty of magazines.   Magazines come and go, but there are always new ones showing up optimistically in search of an audience. 

Our cafe now has small tables with chairs, a pleasant respite with pastry and your espresso drink or fresh squeezed lemonade.   We have yummy sandwiches from Molly's and Equal Exchange has just added a new chocolate bar to our line up, the sea salt caramel.  And if you just want a little chocolate, there are always the cute little 25cent chocolate bites.





Gloria has ordered more t-shirts, so we should have a fresh batch of spring colors in, and she has a lovely selection of cards, many by local artists and photographers.

Seattle Townscape Walks

Hey you!  It's a beautiful day outside.  What are you doing looking at the computer?  Walk over to the counter, buy this book, and go for a walk somewhere in Seattle.  That bright thing up in the sky?  It's not that scarey.  Really!

Sunset (San Juans) American Road Dino Diamond

Local interest: the inviting tent on the front cover is from San Juan Island's Lakedale Resort

The May 2011 Sunset magazine is on the shelf for sale, and the beautiful peaceful tent on the cover caught my eye, and then I discovered that they were right nearby.  Another fantasy vacation?

With summer almost here, and the prospect for warmer, sunnier weather for those that like that sort of thing, travel is on the mind.  And this Sunset has some fun travel leads for the western traveler.  A day trip to the Dalles, 26 Wilderness Adventures (from luxury tent camping, cattle wrangling, stargazing at an Oregon beach or Utah's Red Rock country, glaciers, historic trails...), or for the urbanite, shopping in San Diego, Denver, or Santa Fe.

Or you could pick up American Road and get tons of tips on road trips for dino lovers.  You get the La Brea Tar Pits, a Route 66 (the classic!) oil tour, and the Dinosaur Diamond, a National Scenic Byway.  I've been on nearly all the Dinosaur Diamond, and you want to be sure to do the Colorado leg in a car with a good radiator, it is beautifully steep and windy. 

Rwaaarrr!

Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway's website has a nice calendar of upcoming events in the Dinosaur Diamond area.  But remember!  Fossils (pot shards and artifacts) on public land belong to the people, don't hoover them up!  There are some strict legal repercussions.

Spring: New Titles and Latest Editions

 

  
New for Spring, zine Put a Egg On It #3 an "art and literary magazine out of New York City about food, cooking and the communal joys of eating with friends and family"  Matthew & Jean both recommend checking it out!  You can find it in the zine section near the Inner Swine and the First Line.

Also, the latest edition of The Maritime Northwest Garden Guide from Tilth.  This Saturday March 19th is the early spring plant sale.  The event is no longer at the Good Shepherd Center, but over at the Interbay Urban Center (Whole Foods).  Tilth will also be having a workshop on city chickens.

Come by afterward and make us jealous with your new plants.  You know that Gloria loves to talk about gardening!

And just a quick mention of a few other new titles!

   

Fab, Filament, Be Street, and Carl's Cars.  You can find all three in Pop Culture.  Be Street is French Urban magazine, Fab (not to be confused with Toronto's biweekly gay magazine Fab) is Fabulous, African and Black, and comes out of the lively Nigerian cultural scene.  Filament, a little naughtiness for women.  Carl's Cars - ah there is my secret vice.  Car magazines.  And one with David Lynch?  We will have to talk about Car magazines later! 

Teaser: Coming Soon

Local poet, Larry Ebersole (you can check out his book in the local literary section) shows his mug.

We expect the long awaited shipment this month!  Check the store, this blog, or our facebook page.

Local: a New Title, New This Week, Wine, Food, and more Wine, or Writing

New Title:  Washington Tasting Room, wine and food.  We also still have three copies of the recent Wine Spectator which focuses on Washington state wineries.

Since we are talking about wine, don't forget some local food related publications, Northwest Palate (Top Wines of 2010) and Edible Seattle

New Arrivals: Seattle (Best of 2010), Seattle Met (Our Best High Schools), Yes!

And don't forget to check out our many local literary magazines and journals such as the Raven Chronicles, Poetry Northwest,  Stringtown, Golden Handcuffs, Crab Creek, and Floating Bridge Review.

Calendar:  Nikki McClure's Endeavour