BOOK SMART—British novelist David Mitchell reads from his brilliant new book, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, in which a trader with the Dutch East Indies Company visits Nagasaki Harbor, the sole point of entry for Japan’s cloistered late-18th-century society. SK
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE
ON THE BLOCK—Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette is celebrating its new location on NE MLK with live music, beer, food, and a silent auction. Proceeds from the family-friendly block party go to benefit the organization. SK
w/Break as We Fall; Planned Parenthood, 3727 NE MLK, 6—8:30 pm, $15-20, all ages
Oh…THAT David Mitchell. More at My, What a Busy Week!