Poetry at the Steynberg reading series presents the Booth Memorial Reading, various poets reading from At the Booth Memorial Home for Unwed Mothers 1966, poems by Patti Sullivan, as a fund raiser for RISE, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, 3:00 (www.languageofthesoul.org)
The Arcade Poetry Series presents a poetry reading by Peg Quinn and Noah Blaustein, Flirt, Carnegie Art Museum, 424 South C Street, Oxnard, $5/CAM members free, 6:00 (805/385-8158, www.carnegiem.org)
EP Foster Library presents a poetry reading by Kurt Olsson at its weekly series hosted by Phil Taggart, Poet Laureate of Ventura County, open mic follows, share your own work, EP Foster Library in the Topping Room, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura, free and open to the public, 7:30-9:00 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)