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The New Short Fiction Series, billed as “L.A.’s only live literary magazine,” presents “Artists and Models” by Aram Saroyan at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lankershim Arts Center, 5108 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Featured will be spoken-word artist Sally Shore, plus guest performers Gil Bernardy, Rob Elk and Ed You. $10. (323) 662-7900.

Writer-director Dave Parker will sign video copies of his film, “The Dead Hate the Living,” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dark Delicacies, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank. Also on hand will be film cast members and the musical group that contributed the title tune to the soundtrack. (818) 556-6660.

British Columbia folk singer Bill Bourne will perform Saturday night at Exile Books and Music, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Singer-songwriter Kathrin Schorr opens the show at 8 p.m. $9 cover. Songwriters in Exile, an informal song circle featuring James Grey, Mark Humphreys, Matthew Lee and Mare Lennon, take the stage Thursday. 8 p.m. show time; no cover. The Sunday Open Mike is for performers with original material only. Songwriters may perform two songs and spoken-word artists get eight minutes on stage. Sign-ups at 6:30 p.m. No cover. (818) 986-6409.

Jeffrey C. Leeds will sign his “The Spice of Life Cookbook: A World of Healthy & Zesty Chicken Recipes” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books & Music, 14651 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818) 728-6593.

The book-discussion group at Once Upon a Time, 2284 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, will focus on “Black and Blue” by Anna Quindlen, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. (818) 248-9668.