Literature

fri. 11
.The Poetik High - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11, Gallery 51, 567-569
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 332-6821,
www.galler y51byek.com
sun. 13
.Anthony Hughes and Gary
Earl Ross - The Screening Room
reading series presents poet Hughes and
fiction writer/playwright Ross, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13, Screening Room,
Northtown Plaza Business Center, 3131
Sheridan Dr., Amherst; free. 837-0376,
www. screeningroom. net
.Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic featuring
N'Tare Ali Gault and James Cooper -
hosted by poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13 at Allen Street
Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St., Buffalo;
free. 882-8843
tues. 15
.Book Discussion Group - A
group led by Dr. BG Flickinger will
meet 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15,
Lafayette Presbyterian Church School
Hall, 592 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo to
discuss Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand
Splendid Sums." The book centers
around two women in Afghanistan
caught in the colatile events of the last
30 years - from the Soviet invasion to
the reign o f the Taliban and beyond.
Hosseini is also the author of "The Kite
Runner." $ - Call 870-3662 to register
or e-mail: info@thelarkincenter.com.
.Literally Speaking -
Downtown's lunchtime book discussion
group, "BEL Canto," by Ann Patchett,
12:10-1 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 15, West
Room of the Central Library, 1

Lafayette Square, Buffalo. 858-7182
.Book Club - Group will discuss
"The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by
Jeannette Walls, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
15, Brighton Place, 999 Brighton Road,
Tonawanda. 332-4375
.EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic
Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 15, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Avenue and Hughes Street,
Buffalo; free. 884-1444
wed. 16
.Joan Sarow, Ryki Zuckerman
and Peter Vullo - The Screening
Room reading series, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, Screening Room,
Northtown Plaza Business Center, 3131
Sheridan Dr., Amherst; $. 837-0376,

www. screeningroom. net
.Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, Starbucks, 933
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 882-5440
.Beat Night - A open forum for
poets and writers, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 16, Madame Mocha's, 1190
Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free. 894-8544
.Just Buffalo Writers Critique
Group - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2,
Just Buffalo Literary Center, Market
Arcade, 617 Main St., Suite 202A,
Buffalo. Members only. 832-5400,
www.just buffalo.org
.WNY Romance Writers Group
- St. Joseph Hospital's Community
Room, 2605 Harlem Road,
Cheektowaga. 891-2400