Canadian author Susan Swan talks about her most celebrated characters in a performance reading, Heroines of the Sexual Gothic. Joined by the all-girl Folk-Noir quartet, the Billie Hollies and hosted by comic Martha Chaves. A fundraiser in support of the Toronto Women's Bookstore  6.30 pm Doors Open. Performance 7 to 7.40 pm June 7, 73 Harbord St.

Tickets available by phone at the bookstore 416-922-8744 or online at www.ticketscene.ca for $25. At the door, $30.