Words Out Loud turns up the heat with spoken word in August. This monthly event offers writers, poets and raconteurs five-minute open mic slots to share their love of words. Enjoy a full cafe menu or $20 two-course dinner special in the warm, welcoming surrounds of The Printers Room, underneath Sebastiaans at the corner of Lydiard and Mair streets (enter from Mair). Free, but gold coin donation appreciated.