Are you ready? Campus Thank You Night is nearly here!
U District
Come on out to our U District store on Thursday, November 16 from 5pm – 9pm, and let us show you what you mean to us. Campus Thank You Night is a celebration of and for the students, staff, and faculty at the University of Washington—our most important customers.
Get to the store early for a free water bottle (they’re only available while supplies last!), enjoy refreshments and tastings from local coffee companies and chocolatiers, and enter for a chance to win prizes.
We’ll have an Apple MacBook, custom Gold and Purple iPods, a DVD player, gift cards—even a kayak!—in the prize pool this year, along with gift baskets galore. And with multiple places to enter, you’ll have multiple chances to win.
All your favorite games will be going, too: Putting for Textbooks, Shopping Spree, and Let’s Make a Deal.
And while you’re hanging out, playing games, and waiting for the next prize drawing, enjoy a 20% savings* (with UW ID) on some new books, gifts, supplies, and Husky gear.
It’s our biggest night of the year. Don’t miss it!
Tacoma & Bothell
UW Tacoma and UW Bothell students, don’t think we’ve forgotten about you! On November 16, both our Tacoma and Bothell stores will be celebrating with Campus Thank You Day.
All day, students will save 20% on purchases (with UW ID, of course) and be able to enter for chances to win iPods, gift baskets, and other fantastic prizes.
Tacoma Campus Thank You Day
9am – 7pm
Bothell Campus Thank You Day
9am – 8pm
Friday, October 27, 2006
Lemony Snicket @ Town Hall
You missed many things if you did not go to the Lemony Snicket event at Town Hall last night. One of them, however, was not the elusive Mr. Snicket. He flaked.
But, you missed the incomparable Daniel Handler yelling at small children. You missed a Midway complete with hi-striker, tattoo parlor, a game of Throw the Ball in Count Olaf's Mouth, and a Bad Fortune Teller. You missed a rollicking performance by Seattle's own The Bad Things. You missed two thirds of The Gothic Archies (again, because their drummer, Mr. Snicket, flaked) performing songs inspired by the books in The Series of Unfortunate Events. You missed a four-hour signing.
In other words, you missed lots and lots of fun.
But even if you were there, you missed something. You missed Stephin Merritt (ukulele player in The Gothic Archies and the man behind a band I'm fond of called The Magnetic Fields) doing a lonely sound check on the stage of Town Hall. That soundcheck? Mr. Merritt doing an a cappella version of Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" and a ukulele version of "Incense and Peppermints."
I didn't miss it, though.
But, you missed the incomparable Daniel Handler yelling at small children. You missed a Midway complete with hi-striker, tattoo parlor, a game of Throw the Ball in Count Olaf's Mouth, and a Bad Fortune Teller. You missed a rollicking performance by Seattle's own The Bad Things. You missed two thirds of The Gothic Archies (again, because their drummer, Mr. Snicket, flaked) performing songs inspired by the books in The Series of Unfortunate Events. You missed a four-hour signing.
In other words, you missed lots and lots of fun.
But even if you were there, you missed something. You missed Stephin Merritt (ukulele player in The Gothic Archies and the man behind a band I'm fond of called The Magnetic Fields) doing a lonely sound check on the stage of Town Hall. That soundcheck? Mr. Merritt doing an a cappella version of Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" and a ukulele version of "Incense and Peppermints."
I didn't miss it, though.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
An Award for Charlie
One of my favorite Northwest writers—heck, one of my favorite writers period—Charles D'Ambrosio, has won a Whiting Writers' Award.
If you haven't read ">The Dead Fish Museum, you should. Here's an article about the book from The Stranger that includes reviews of each story by Jonathan Lethem, Gary Lutz, and the infamous Dale Peck.
If you haven't read ">The Dead Fish Museum, you should. Here's an article about the book from The Stranger that includes reviews of each story by Jonathan Lethem, Gary Lutz, and the infamous Dale Peck.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Annie, get your camera
The UW Daily (our local college newspaper) features a front page article on our Annie Leibowitz event last night.
And, ahem, seems oblivious to the fact that University Book Store sponsored the event and rented the hall. Not that we're bitter.
(Note: the link leads to a .pdf file that seems to change daily. If you follow this link on any day other than October 25, you will probably not find the article. Sorry. The Daily is updated their website.)
And, ahem, seems oblivious to the fact that University Book Store sponsored the event and rented the hall. Not that we're bitter.
(Note: the link leads to a .pdf file that seems to change daily. If you follow this link on any day other than October 25, you will probably not find the article. Sorry. The Daily is updated their website.)
Stories in Six Words
Can you write a story in six words? Sure! Some Science Fiction authors take up the challenge once taken up by Hemingway.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Chicken with Plums
Next Tuesday, our own Nick Di Martino will be hosting the meeting of the University of Washington International Book Club. They will be discussing Marjane Satrapi's Chicken with Plums, a graphic memoir recently excerpted in Salon.
Nick has been a Satrapi booster for quite some time now, and lavished praise on her first book, Persepolis. Now, in a joint venture between University Book Store and the Foundation for International Understanding through Students (FIUTS), he is again on the stump for the marvelously talented Satrapi. Here are the event details:
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB
FIUTS/University Book Store
Tuesday • October 24 • 2 pm
HUB 302-B, University of Washington campus
Join us. And remember, Chicken with Plums is a Nick's Pick book, meaning you save 20% when you purchase it through University Book Store. The book is regularly $16.95, but we have it for $13.56.
Nick has been a Satrapi booster for quite some time now, and lavished praise on her first book, Persepolis. Now, in a joint venture between University Book Store and the Foundation for International Understanding through Students (FIUTS), he is again on the stump for the marvelously talented Satrapi. Here are the event details:
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB
FIUTS/University Book Store
Tuesday • October 24 • 2 pm
HUB 302-B, University of Washington campus
Join us. And remember, Chicken with Plums is a Nick's Pick book, meaning you save 20% when you purchase it through University Book Store. The book is regularly $16.95, but we have it for $13.56.
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