thurs. 26
.Spit at Spot — Open mic poetry
night hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26 at Spot Coffee, 227
Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 818-3739
fri. 27
.Actor Alec Baldwin will read Clifford
Odets play The Big Knife in a benefit for
Road Less Traveled Productions, 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27 at UB Center for the Arts,
UB’s North Campus, Amherst; $.
645-2787, www.ticketmaster.com
sat. 28
.Big Night 2012 Kick-Off! — Join
Just Buffalo and Talking Leaves Books for
a night of poetry, food and entertainment
featuring Camille Martin, Mark Goldman
and Carl Lee, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at
Western New York Book Arts
Collaborative, 468 Washington St., Buffalo;
$. www.wnybookarts.org
sun. 29
.Friends of Friends — Reading and
book signing with Zale P. Bernstein (The
Jonah Poems) and Vincent McConeghy
(Gastro Detective), 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at
Irish Classical Theatre, 625 Main St.
Buffalo; Free. www.justbuffalo.org
wed. 1
.Just Buffalo presents Five Male
Poets — The evening will feature John
Marvin, Richard Olsen, Randy Rumley,
Jeffrey Manson and Gene Grabiner reading
a sampling of their poetry, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Center for
Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst;
Free. 636-4869, www.justbuffalo.org