Can't Miss It: Tuesday

LET THEM EAT CAKE: Essential Baking Company is celebrating their 15th birthday, which means a taste of their signature chocolate hazelnut birthday cake is on the house today--for every customer making a purchase and while supplies last, of course--at both the Wallingford and Madison locations. After the free cake has run dry, both locations will be selling $1.50 cupcakes until October 14 in honor of the occasion. Considering the amount of Seattle boutique cupcake shops, we have obviously proven our love for cake and would recommend showing up early before the free cake disappears into everyone else's mouths.

10 a.m.- until all the cake has been eaten // Essential Baking Company // FREE (with purchase)

SEXY FRENCH COLLABORATION: Greenwood's favorite Francophile restaurant and lounge, Gainsbourg, is hosting the second day of the three-day event, The French Project. Named after the late French pop star Serge Gainsbourg, the restaurant/bar has really gone all out for a fabulously sexy cabaret-esque performance of writers, musicians, and other well-known Seattle performers. Performances include poetry from Allen Johnson, Erin Jorgensen on the marimbas, and members of local band "Awesome". Seating is limited, so you and your des amis should plan on getting there early.

8 p.m. // Gainsbourg, 8550 Greenwood Ave. N. // $10, 21+

A READING OF MISCONCEPTION: And honestly, we mean that literally. As we noted yesterday, Ryan Boudinot will be reading from his debut novel, Misconception, tonight for the first time. Be prepared for a hilariously fun reading on masturbation, first loves, and teenage dramas, mixed in with a whole lot of literary goodness.

7:30 p.m. // Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. // FREE