After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Ukiah’s annual Haiku Festival program returns, this year taking place at the Grace Hudson Museum. Instead of a haiku contest, this year the organizers are treating the event as a retrospective celebration, with former and current Poets Laureate reading their favorite selections from both adult and youth categories, as well as adding one of their own. An open mic reading will follow, with sign-ups starting at 2 p.m. (Children and young adults are invited to attend and read, and bilingual haiku is welcome.) In addition, Shakuhachi flute — an ancient Japanese musical form — will be performed by Ron Nadeau; other diverse entertainments will be provided by SPACE; and there will be an arts & crafts booth. For more info, check the festival web page at ukiahHaiku, and/or read about the event in the article from the April 20 issue of the Ukiah Daily Journal.