Thursday, October 13
Dona Stein’s Alice in Deutschland. 7 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee Company, 210 S. Public Rd., Lafayette, 720-447-4126.
Kent Haruf — Author of Plainsong. 6:30 p.m. Central Presbyterian Church, 402 Kimbark St., Longmont, 303-776-6050.
Poetry Reading — Mary Elizabeth Kelly. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.
The Pleasures, Perils and Pitfalls of Writing About Real People — With Linda Tate. 6 p.m. Boulder Writers’ Workshop at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 9370 Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, www. boulderwritersworkshop.com.
Saturday, October 15
Fast and Focused Writing — With Lori DeBoer. 2 p.m. Boulder Writers Workshop at the Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.
Sunday, October 16
Dava Sobel’s A More Perfect Heaven. 1 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.
Tuesday, October 18
Robert Duffy, John Straayer and Courtney Dawn’s State of Change. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.
Tuesday Night Poetry Open Mic. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.