AQLF begins tonight at 7 p.m. with a kick-off event at Charis Books, which is also celebrating it's 35th anniversary. Charis is located at 1189 Euclid Ave. in Little Five Points. Performers tonight include Lisa Allender (emcee), Malika, Krystal Tift, Alice Teeter, Louisa Merchant, Maudelle Driskell, Sincere, Charlene Ball and Libby Ware.

I'll be reading tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Outwrite Books as part of the My Diva anthology showcase. Editor Michael Montlack, Jim Elledge, Regie Cabico an...