On the Rooftop: A Jazzy Evening with Margaret

Wilkerson Sexton:

7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. $18. KQED Live Studio, 2601 Mariposa St, S.F.

Porchlight Storytelling: Checking Out:

8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. $25-$30.Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa St., S.F.

Litquake Presents Word/Jazz:

8:30 p.m. Oct. 14. $18-$25. Cafe du Nord, 2174 Market St, S.F.

Exalted Verse: Poets at Grace Cathedral:

7:30 p.m. Oct. 16. Free, suggested donation $5-$10. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.