TODAY, 1p.m.: The Jewish Community Book Fair presents Children’s Books and Hanukkah party featuring author Ellen Frankel and Grammy-winning singer/ songwriter Peter Yarrow. Benderson Building, 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville.

TODAY, 2p.m.:Poets and Writers Series Reading by Ansie Baird, author of “In Advance of All Parting,” winner of the 2009 White Pine Press Poetry Prize. Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.

TODAY, 3p.m.:Book signing with hockey journalist Suzanne Taylor, author and photographer of “AUdieu,” an oral and photographic history of Buffalo’s War Memorial Auditorium. Talking Leaves Books, 951 Elmwood Ave.

MONDAY, 7p.m.:Somewhere in Mind: A Wordflight Series reading featuring David Landry, author of “Consciousness Suite” (2009) and John Roche, Rochester-based author of “Topicalities” (2008). Additional reading slots available. Crane Library, 633 Elmwood Ave.

MONDAY, 7:30p.m.:Jewish Community Book Fair presents “Yiddishlands: A Memoir” by David Roskies. Benderson Building, 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville.

TUESDAY, 7p.m.:Book signing by Mark Donnelly, author and photographer of “Frozen Assets: The Beautiful Truth About Buffalo’s Fourth Season.” Talking Leaves Books, 951 Elmwood Ave.

WEDNESDAY, 4:30p.m.:The Rooftop Poetry Club presents its annual Winter Themed Open Reading hosted by poet Lisa Forrest. International Students Reading Area, third floor, SE Quadrant, E. H. Butler Library, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.

WEDNESDAY, 7:30p.m.: Earth’s Daughters Gray Hair Series Reading featuring Cuban-born UB professor Jorge Guitart, author of “The Empress of Frozen Custard & Ninety-Nine Other Poems” (BlazeVox Books) and Teresa Peipins, a Western New York-based writer of Latvian descent. Hallwalls Cinema, 341 Delaware Ave.

WEDNESDAY, 7:30p.m.: Jewish Community Book Fair: “American Jewish Fiction: A Jewish Publication Society Guide” with literary scholar Josh Lambert. Benderson Building, 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville.

THURSDAY, noon:“Darwin, The Origin of Influence,” a lunchtime talk by Cornell University-based scholar Sheila Ann Dean on the life and work of Charles Darwin in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the publication of “The Origin of Species.” Buffalo & Erie County Central Library, One Lafayette Square.

THURSDAY, 7p.m.:Poetry reading and book signing by Perry Nicholas, author of the new collection “The River of You” (Foothills Publishing). Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St.

FRIDAY, 12:15p.m.:The Rooftop Poetry Club presents a reading/ performance by M. L. Liebler, the Detroit-based poet, professor, literary activist and author of “Wide Awake in Someone Else’s Dream” (Wayne State University Press, 2008), winner of the Paterson Prize for Literary Excellence and the American Indie Book Award for 2009. International Students Reading Area, third floor, SE Quadrant, E. H. Butler Library, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.

SATURDAY, 1p.m.:Reading and book signing by UB Professor Emeritus Anthony Graziano, author of “La Bell’America: From La Rivoluzione to the Great Depression: an Italian Immigrant Family Remembered” (Leapfrog Press). Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St.

SATURDAY, 8p.m.:Just Buffalo’s “Big Night,” featuring Toronto-based poets Sam Kaufman, Rebecca Houwer and Thom Olsen, with short films by Scott Puccio and the culinary artistry of BlazeVox Books publisher/gourmet chef Geoffrey Gatza. Western New York Book Arts Center, Second Floor, 468 Washington St.

SATURDAY, 8p.m.:QEW Regional Poetry Slam (Part 2), featuring Toronto-and Buffalobased performance poets and spoken word artists. R. Healin Center, 1057 Kensington Ave. (one block from Bailey Avenue).

Poem submissions The poems printed in the Spotlight section of The Buffalo News are selected by R. D. Pohl. Poetry submissions should be sent to him at: R. D. Pohl P. O. Box 641 Buffalo, N. Y. 14225 All poems must include author’s name address and phone number. Inquiries about the poetry page can be e-mailed to Rdpohl1@aol.com.