The Adult Literacy League will hold two hands-on exploration tours of their programs on Monday, November 17 at 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, December 4 at 8:30 a.m. Visit their website for more information or to R.S.V.P.

The 21 artists at McRae Art studios in Winter Park open their doors  Friday, December 12 from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday December 13 from 4-9 p.m.  for their annual Holiday Open House. A portion of their sales will be donated to Kids Beating Cancer. The piece below is a painting by Cheri Riechers, a member of the McRae Art Studios. Visit mcraeartstudios.com for more information.

The storytelling open mic will be Dec. 3 at Stardust Video beginning at 7 p.m. For details visit facebook.com/WordierThanThou

East End Market and Bookmark It will mark Florida Bookstore Day on Saturday, November 15th with a celebration of Florida’s writers and independent bookstores. For more information, visit www.bookmarkitorlando.com/events or facebook.com/floridabookstoreday.