Literature

thurs. 21
.Northside Writers Group - 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Ascension
Lutheran Church, 4640 Main St.,
Amherst; free. 626-4204
.Irving Feldman - Two-time
National Book Award finalist,
MacArthur Foundation Fellow and
Distinguished Professor of English
Emeritus at UB will read as part of The
Write Thing Series, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 21, Medaille College's Library at
Huber Hall, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo;
free. 884-3411, Ext. 152,
www.medail le.edu
.Anne Goldsmith and Carol
Townsend will read as part of the
New/reNEW series, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 21, Impact Artists' Gallery,
Tri-Main Center, Suite 545, 2495 Main
St., Buffalo; free.
.Christopher Fritton and
Steven Zultanski will read as part of
the Just Buffalo Small Press Poetry
series, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Rust
Belt Books, 202 Allen St., Buffalo; free.
832-5400, www.justbuffalo.org
fri. 22
.Cris Mazza - Award-winning
Californian poet will read as presented
by the UB English Department as part
of Exhibit X, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22,
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center,
341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; free.
854-1694, www.hallwalls.org
.The Poetik High - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 22, Gallery 51, 567-569
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 332-6821,
www.galler y51byek.com

sat. 23
.Foil Embossing Workshop -
Work with master binder Don Dehoff of
Keepsake Bindery. Foil stamping on a
book cover immediately draws attention
to itself but there are a few tricks to get
it right, Saturday, Feb. 23. For location
and details, visit
www.wnybookarts.org.events.php
sun. 24
.Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
24, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
tues. 26
.EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic
Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 26, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Ave. and Hughes Street,
Buffalo; free. 884-1444
wed. 27
.Museum Book Club - Book
club will be discussing "Beloved" by Toni
Morrison, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27,
Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda
Creek Road, Amherst; free; registration
preferred (amuseum@roadrunner.com).
689-1440, www.amherstmuseum.org
.Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, Starbucks, 933
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 882-5440
.Beat Night - An open forum for
poets and writers, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 27, Madame Mocha's, 1190 Lovejoy
St., Buffalo; free. 894-8544