Literature

thurs. 10
Crystal Beach
Memories
Author Rose Hirsch will present slides
of Crystal Beach, 7 p.m. Thursday,
April 10, Brighton Place, 999 Brighton
Road, Tonawanda. 332-4375

.Heid E. Erdrich - The Canisius
College Contemporary Writers series
presents the celebrated Native American
(Ojibwe) poet who will read from her
work, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10
followed by a question-and-answer
period, book signing and reception,
Canisius College's Montante Cultural
Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; $.
888-2662, www.canisius.edu
.Charles Halpern - Reading
and book signing by the author of
"Making Waves & Riding the
Currents," 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10,
Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St.,
Buffalo; free. 837-8554,
www.tleavesbooks.com
fri. 11
.Spin Kids - Presented by
Spin-a-Story Tellers featuring schoolchildren
from the Buffalo area. This program is
specifically designed for children, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11, the Holy Spirit Church
School, 85 Dakota Ave., Buffalo; free. A
storytelling workshop begins at 6:30 p.m.;
freewill offering.
.Tell Me More: 2 - A spoken
word performance hosted by Tysheka
Long, 8 p.m. Friday, April 11,
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center's
Cinema, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo;
free. 854-1694, www.hallwalls.org
.Philosophy School Cafe - 7
p.m. Friday, April 11, bookstore of the
School of the Arts, 402 Center St.,
Lewiston. 471-5379
sun. 13
.Open Reading - The Screening
Room presents an opening reading
featuring N'Tare Ali Gault and Ross
Runfola, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, The
Screening Room, 3131 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst; free. 837-0376,
www. screeningroom. net
.Second Sunday Spoken
Word - Performance poetry series
featuring David Blackbird, Liz Mariani,
Alex Mead and Annette Daniels Taylor
with additional slots available, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13, the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave., Buffalo; free. 883-4418, www. buffalolib. org .Spoken Word Sundays - Spoken word and open mic hosted by poet Liz Mariani and featuring Mic hael Kelleher and Herb Kaudere, 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St., Buffalo; free. 882-8843 882-8843 mon. 14 .Wordflight Series - Open reading featuring poet Jimmie Gilliam, 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, the Crane Library, 633 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. www.buffalolib.org tues. 15 .To Kill a Mockingbird - Book club will discuss the 1962 Harper Lee Pulitzer Prize winner, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, Brighton Place, 999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda. 332-4375 .Basics2Bylines - Meetings include discussions on finding potential markets, understanding the submission process, sharing of publishing experiences and problems, as well as readings of current works-in-progress for group input, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, Barnes & Noble, 1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst; free. .EM Tea Coffee Cup Open Mic Poetry Slam - 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe, 80 Oakgrove Ave. and Hughes Street, Buffalo; free. 884-1444 .Literally Speaking Book Discussion Group - "Yiddish Policemen's Union" (fiction, 2007), by Michael Chabon will be discussed, 12:10-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, West Room, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo. www. buffalolib. org wed. 16 .Elmwood Writers Group - 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Starbucks, 933 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 882-5440 .April Showers - The Rooftop Poetry Club presents an open reading, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Buffalo State College's E.H. Butler Library, International Students Reading Area, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. .Beat Night - An open forum for poets and writers, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Madame Mocha's, 1190 Lovejoy St., Buffalo; free. 894-8544 .Marc Pietrowski & Rebekah Keaton - Writers will read from new works, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., Buffalo; free. 837-8554, www.tleavesbooks.com .Open Reading - The Screening Room presents an opening reading featuring Jane Sadowski, John Marvin and Livio Farallo, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, The Screening Room, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst; free. 837-0376, www.screeningroom.net