Literature

thurs. 27
.Sean Thomas Dougherty -
The director of the Creative Writing
program at Penn State will read as part
of the Write Thing Reading series, 7
p.m. Thursday, March 27, Medaille
College's Huber Hall Library, 18
Agassiz Circle, Buffalo; free. 880-2290,
www.medaille.edu/creativewriting/
readingser ies
fri. 28
.Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. Friday, March 28, bookstore of the
School of the Arts, 402 Center St.,
Lewiston. 471-5379
sun. 30

.Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, March
30, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
tues. 1
.EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic
Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday,
April 1, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Ave. and Hughes Street,
Buffalo; free. 884-1444
wed. 2
.Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. Wednesday, April 2, Starbucks, 933
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 882-5440
.Beat Night - An open forum for
poets and writers, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 2, Madame Mocha's, 1190 Lovejoy
St., Buffalo; free. 894-8544