UBC Locution Reading Series.  Pulp Fiction Books, 2422 Main Street (at Broadway). 7 a.m.  With Clyde Reed, jazz bassist.  Also UBC student readers.  Free.  All welcome.

WordStorm Reading Series.  At Nanaimo Centre Stage, 25 Victoria Street, Nanaimo, BC.  Doors open at 6:30, readings start at 7 with open mic competition and ”lightning readers.”  Kate will be reading with Allannah Dow playing cello.

Words and Music at Presentation House, 333 Chesterfield Avenue (3 blocks up from Lonsdale Quay), 8:30 p.m..  Kate will read with Clyde Reed, jazz bassist.  Second set will include Clyde, guitarist Jared Burrows and spoken word performers Viviane House and Carol Sawyer.  An $8 donation is requested at the door to cover rent and payment to performers.  All welcome.