Literature

thurs. 29
Thom Ward - Just Buffalo
presents writer/editor of BOA Editions
Ltd. as part of Communiqué: Flash
Fiction, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, Rust
Belt Books, 202 Allen St., Buffalo; free.
832-5400, www.justbuffalo.org
fri. 30
Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. Friday Nov. 30, School of the
Arts' bookstore, 402 Center St.,
Lewiston; free. 471-5379
fri. 30 & sat. 1
Marc Spiegel - "Storyteller
Extraordinaire," 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30
and Saturday, Dec. 1, Taylor Theater,

433 Locust St., Lockport; $. 433-2617
sun. 2
Shopstravaganza - Featuring
more than 20 local authors on hand to
sign their books, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
2, Buffalo and Erie County Historical
Society, Pan-American Building, 25
Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue,
Buffalo; free. 873-9644, Ext. 301
Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
2, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
tues. 4
EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic

Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. every
Tuesday, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Avenue and Hughes Street,
Buffalo. 884-1444
wed. 5
Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. every Wednesday, Starbucks, 933
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 882-5440
Beat Night - An open forum
for poets and writers, 7 p.m. every
Wednesday, Madame Mocha's, 1190
Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free. 894-8544
Writer Paul Hoover, presented by
Poetics Plus program at UB, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 5, Hallwalls
Contemporary Arts Center's Cinema,
341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
854-1694, www.hallwalls.org