Literature
March 8 Canisius Contemporary Writers series fourth annual Hassett Reading featuring author Eamon Grennan at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8 at Canisius College's Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. Call 883-7000 or visit www.canisius.edu/oishei/writers_ series.asp for more information. Matthew Cooperman will begin reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 at The Cinema at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Call 854-1694 or visit www.hallwalls.org for more information.

March 11 Burchfield-Penney Poets & Writers Series continues featuring Catherine Tufariello at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at the Burchfield-Penney Arts Center, Buffalo State College's Rockwell Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Call 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney. org/events for more information. Buffalo native, film critic and author

Jay Boyar will sign copies of his book, "Films To Go," beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Talking Leaves Books, 951 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Call 884-9524 or visit www.tleavesbooks.com for more information Open reading featuring Karen Lewis, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St., Buffalo. Ten additional slots for open readers available. Call 832-5400 or visit www.justbuffalo. org for more information.

March 14 Open reading featuring David Park Musella starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda. Ten additional slots for open readers available. Call 832-5400 or visit www.justbuffalo. org for more information. Gray Hair Reading Series featuring writers

Ansie Baird and Olga Karman at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Call 854-1694 or visit www.hallwalls.org for more information.