Literature

thurs. 13
Small Press Poetry - Just
Buffalo presents poets Matthew Klane
and Kristi Mealn, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 13, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen
St., Buffalo; free. 832-5400,
www.just buffalo.org
fri. 14
Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, School of the
Arts' bookstore, 402 Center St.,
Lewiston. 471-5379
The Poetik High - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14, Gallery 51, 567-569
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 332-6821,
www.galler y51byek.com
WNY Romance Writers
Group - Featuring author Karen
Troxel and Trixie Stilletto, 11 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, St. Joseph's Hospital
Community Room, 2605 Harlem Road,

Cheektowaga; free. www.wnyrw.org
sun. 16
Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
16, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
Just Buffalo Open Reading
- Ten slots open, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
16, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St.,
Buffalo; free. 832-5400,
www.just buffalo.org
tues. 18
EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic
Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 18, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Ave. and Hughes Street,
Buffalo; free. 884-1444
wed. 19
Just Buffalo Writers Critique
Group - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19,
Just Buffalo Literary Center, Market
Arcade, 617 Main St., Suite 202A,
Buffalo. Members only. 832-5400,

www.just buffalo.org
Beat Night - An open forum
for poets and writers, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, Madame Mocha's,
1190 Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free.
894-8544
WNY Romance Writers
Group - St. Joseph Hospital's
Community Room, 2605 Harlem Road,
Cheektowaga. 891-2400
Reading Between the Lines
- "The Parable Shower" by Octavia
Butler explores human life after a
fictional environmental collapse and
celebrates the human capacity for
change, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday,
Dec. 19, Buffalo Science Museum, 1020
Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo; free.
896-5200, Ext. 313,
www.sciencebuff.org. Books available at
the museum.
Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, Starbucks,
933 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free.
882-5440