The party kicks off at 7pm Wednesday, April 2nd, when SFPL Western Addition branch librarian Moazzam Sheikh, a skilled writer of novellas and short stories, and Moazzam’s good friend, the acclaimed, perspicacious and quirky novelist Elizabeth McKenzie, host their mutual good friend from Chicago, the writer and editor Syed Afzal Haider, who will read from his recent volume of short stories…Thursday at 7pm our monthly poetry session convenes, with featured readers Maria Medina, Francisco Orregon and Michael Koch preceding an open mic…Friday, there are two shows, as usual: NY-based pianist David Janeway joined in a trio by Peter Barshay and Sylvia Cuenca from 6 to 8pm, followed by the five-piece San Francisco Syncopaters from 8:30 to 10, with guitarist Craig Ventresco, pianist Rob Reich and drummer Benny Amón setting the table for tenor saxophonist Kamrin Ortiz and bass saxophonist Ryan Callahan. Saturday evening from  7:30 to 9:30, we’ll welcome back vocalist Marina Crouse singing jazz, blues and boleros with her trio — Danny Caron on guitar, Ruth Davies on bass and Mark Lee on drums, then on Sunday from 5 to 7, trumpeter Ryan Ancheta returns with musicians from the Conservatory for a set before conducting a student-centric jam session. Quite a weekend! Join us!