Cover: Java Jive 7
Winning stories from the seventh edition of the Bohemian's annual coffeehouse writing contest.

News: Soiled in Sonoma
Farmer plants seeds of dissent at local farmers' market.

News Bites: Short takes on this week's events in the North Bay.

Open Mic: Remembering the dead on All Hallows' Eve.

Growed Up: Poe Dismuke finally gets his due at a new exhibit.

Poetry in Motion: Word Core puts a new spin on an ancient art.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Eye Scream: Pixar mastermind lets loose in 'Monsters, Inc.'.

Bad Bunny: Unbalanced 'Donnie Darko' forestalls the end of the world.

Spirit Quest: Smithsonian's new CDs explore the roots of Cuban spiritual and social traditions.

Deadly Nightshade: Bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden has consistently been at the heartbeat of modern jazz.

SF Jazz Festival: 19th annual jazz festival takes place October 24-November 4, 2001.

SiFT: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

The Culinary Creative: Learning to cook outside the box.