Literature

fri. 4
.Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. Friday, April 4, bookstore of the
School of the Arts, 402 Center St.,
Lewiston. 471-5379
sun. 6
.Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, April
6, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843
mon. 7
.Cliff Fazzolari - Author of the
book, "House of Miracles and the
Women's & Children's Hospital of
Buffalo," will be speaking from 6 to 9
p.m. Monday, April 7, Barnes &
Nobles, Boulevard Consumer Square,
1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., Suite 1,
Amherst. 837-7209
.Basics2Bylines - Meetings
include discussions on finding potential
markets, understanding the submission
process, sharing of publishing
experiences and problems, as well as
readings of attendees' current
works-in-progress for group input, 7
p.m. Monday, April 7, Barnes & Noble,
1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst; free.
tues. 8
.EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic
Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday,
April 8, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80
Oakgrove Ave. and Hughes Street,
Buffalo; free. 884-1444
wed. 9
.Elmwood Writers Group - 7
p.m. Wednesday, April 9, Starbucks,
933 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free.
882-5440
.Beat Night - An open forum
for poets and writers, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9, Madame Mocha's,
1190 Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free.
894-8544