Literature

thurs. 6
Maxine Chernoff - Fiction
writer and poet, part of Write Thing
Reading Series, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6,
Medaille College's Library at Huber
Hall, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo.
880-2290, www.medaille.edu
Amherst Book Club - 61st
Christmas meeting features Charles
Kohler reviewing "The Shape Shifter" by
Tony Hillerman, noon Thursday, Dec. 6,
Fanny's Restaurant, 3500 Sheridan
Drive, Amherst. 839-2904
fri. 7
Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, School of the Arts'
bookstore, 402 Center St., Lewiston.
471-5379
Ariel Dorfman - Just Buffalo
and Hallwalls present the Chilean author
as part of their Babel Series: "Readings
and Conversations with the World's
Greatest Authors," 8 p.m. Friday, Dec.
7, Asbury Hall at The Church, 341
Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. 832-5400,
www.just buffalo.org/babel
sat. 8
Rich Blake - Talking Leaves
presents the author of "The Day Donney
Herbert Woke Up," for a benefit reading
and book signing, 6-9 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott

Road, Buffalo; free.
www.tleavesbooks.com
sun. 9
Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
9, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
tues. 11
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. 12
Peg Boyers & Kathleen
Betsko Yale - Earth Daughters
presents author Boyers from Skidmore
College and actress Betsko as part of the
The Grey Hair Reading Series, 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, Hallwalls
Contemporary Arts Center, 341
Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. 854-1694,
www.hall walls.org
Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. every Wednesday, Starbucks, 933
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 882-5440
Just Buffalo Open Reading -
7 p.m., Carnegie Art Center, 240
Goundry St., North Tonawanda; free.
694-4400, www.carnegieartcenter.org
Beat Night - An open forum for
poets and writers, 7 p.m. every
Wednesday, Madame Mocha's, 1190
Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free. 894-8544