A truly glorious and rambunctious night last night. Packed into 6 different venues, all 18 readers delighted and entertained. The Centre for Sleep and Dreams was the perfect ending, a not-so-quiet sending to bed. Many thanks to the performers and to Lisa Foad and a.rawlings in particular for putting such a sprawling set of events together.

Yet, despite this awesomeness, the Scream pushes forward anew. Tonight, starting at 7PM at the Stealth Lounge, is The Hand That Feeds. Nothing says “radical” like a well-written grant application, so it’s about time that a literary festival celebrates the contributions of our great Canadian arts bureaucracy. The evening will be fair and orderly, ranging through a series of powerpoint presentations, performances and culminating in a Form Slam. Read up on your Roberts Rules of Order and join Karen Hines, Evan Munday, Darren O”Donnell, Angela Szczepaniak, RM Vaughan and Natalie Walschots in our arms-length tribute to Canadian arts policy. Sponsored by The Stoof Foundation. Proper business attire is encouraged. For those of you that have been buying poems from the Toronto Poetry Venders, tonight is your chance to read the grant application you've been given!

Then, once the party has worn down, come to bpNichol lane to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Nichol's Zygal. The fun starts at 11 PM.

And although we're still a few days away, it's time to think about getting your party pants on for our annual Scream Gala, 7PM at Hugh's Room. This year is a moustache party! Come party with the Scream in your best moustache or beard! Celebrate in style with raffles, music, and plenty of fabulous company. This year we’ve also added a few contests to the evening to encourage you to dress up that face! Categories include: Best Moustache, Best Beard, Scariest Facial Hair, Best Original Creation. Can't go homegrown? Make your own, or we'll have strap-ons on hand for you to mix'n'match, switch it up, and trade with your friends! Collect them all! Opening up will be Henri Faberge and the Adorables (http://myspace.com/hfab) who will be followed by Maylee Todd (http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/article/95673), then DJ Green (http://myspace.com/greengomusic). Yeah!