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Elliot Baker, author of “A Fine Madness” and other works, will read pieces by Robert Frost and from his own new book, “Percy, Bob, & Assenpoop,” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Exile Books and Music, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Writers Jeanette Clough, Erica Erdman and Michael Paul also will read. No cover.

Singer-songwriters dominate the musical scene at the store this weekend. Paul Zollo and Bob Malone perform tonight, $5 cover, while Eleni Kelakos and Boston-based artist Jess Klein take the stage Saturday, $8 cover. Show time both nights is 8 p.m.

Nancy Becker Kennedy’s performances Wednesday and Sept. 3 of her one-woman show, “I Had to Break My Neck to Get Here,” have been canceled. The Sept. 4 performance is still on schedule. Amelie Frank and Richard Modiano host the Poetry in Exile reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The Sunday Open Mike is for performers with original material only. Songwriters may perform two songs, and spoken-word artists get eight minutes onstage. Sign-ups at 6 p.m. (818) 986-6409.

Author Steven Keeva, senior editor of the American Bar Assn. Journal, will discuss his new book, “Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (818) 380-1636.

The weekend musical menu at Borders Books & Music, 9301 Tampa Ave., Northridge, kicks off tonight at 8 with the Jim Stubblefield Group performing selections from its CD, “Rhythm of the Heart.” Jeanette Wrate and the Northern Lights Ensemble make their Borders debut at 8 p.m Saturday. Their CD is titled “Echoes of a Northern Sky.” The Gurus will play cuts from their CD “Ritual Dance” at 3 p.m. Sunday. (818) 886-5443.

Authors Richard Laymon, Robert Steven Rhine and Michael Konik will sign their respective books from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Dark Delicacies, 3725 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. (818) 556-6660.

Equinox Jazz performs at 8 tonight at Borders Books & Music, 6510 Canoga Ave., Canoga Park. Betty Pattengale and Mike Harris take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. (818) 887-1999.