Tonight at the (air conditioned) Mississippi Studios, it's live storytelling event True Stories, with Chelsea Cain, Courtenay Hameister, Scott Poole, Stacy Bolt, and special guest Greg Robillard (author of Captain Freedom: A Superhero's Quest for Truth, Justice, and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves). Sitting perfectly still in an air-conditioned room listening to other people make conversation... sounds good to me, especially when you throw in musical guests Chris Robley and Thao Nguyen. That's tonight at 8, $15.

And speaking of live storytelling events, keep your ear to the ground for updates about Dinner and a Story, the newest venture from the ladies behind Back Fence PDX....