Admirers of the written word and lovers of the literary will gather, as they have for the past year, at B Sharp Coffee House for the monthly Creative Colloquy session. Founder Jackie Casella invites the South Sound to imbibe in libations or sip on roasted bean concoctions and "watch storytellers do the thing they do best, narrate their tales and celebrate CC's birthday," she adds. The emcee for the evening will be master bookseller extraordinaire sweet pea, owner of King's Books. In addition to an open mic, scheduled storytellers include Titus Burley, William Turbyfill, Joshua Swainston, Nick Stokes and Melissa Thayer, with a special musical performance by singer-songwriter Maddy Dullum. There will be cake!

CREATIVE COLLOQUY ONE-YEAR-ANNIVERSARY READ, 7 p.m., B Sharp Coffee House, 706 Court C, Tacoma, no cover, creativecolloquy.com