Author Yamauchi to Read Her Fiction

Playwright and author Wakako Yamauchi will give a reading of her short fiction at Beyond Baroque today at 8:30 p.m. Best known for such plays as “And the Soul Shall Dance,” she will read from her stories about psychic struggle among rural immigrants, tenant farmers and factory workers in California. Beyond Baroque is located at 681 Venice Blvd. in Venice. Admission is $7. Information: (310) 822-3006.