David Niven, the dashing and gracious British actor who stumbled into the movies and ended up starring in “Casino Royale,” “The Guns of Navarone,” “The Pink Panther," and “Around the World in Eighty Days,” also turned out to be a surprisingly good writer. “Story Time for Grownups” host David Loftus will read excerpts from his highly entertaining memoirs of his years in Hollywood, TheMoon’s a Balloon and Bring On the Empty Horses.

Order a pint of beer, a pot of tea, soup, sandwich, or cookies while you enjoy the old-fashioned pleasure of listening to stories read aloud at a combination taproom and used bookstore. Browse the shelves for a book you might like to take home. No cover, but proof of vaccination required for service.

David Loftus has read aloud to listeners in libraries, coffee shops, Powell’s Books, Borders, and branches of Umpqua Bank, on the streets of Portland, and for recordings for the blind. He has voiced Gandalf, Bilbo, and Gollum live with the Willamette Radio Workshop, and Sherlock Holmes on KBOO; and is a recurring character on the science-fiction podcast “Exoplanetary.” David writes about books, films, acting, karaoke, travel, his forebears, and politics on his Patreon page.