TODAY, 6p.m.: “Friends of Friends,” reading featuring oncologist/hematologist Zale P. Bernstein and Vincent Mc- Coneghy. Bernstein will read from his collection, “The Jonah Poems.” McConeghy will celebrate the paperback release of his novel “Gastro Detective.” Irish Classical Theater, 625 Main St.

WEDNESDAY, 9:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.: “Literary Lions of Western New York: Hear Them Roar.” This week: historians Paul Horgan and Richard Hofstadter. Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Ave. $10; call 885-2136.

WEDNESDAY, 7:30 p. m.: Just Buffalo Literary Cafe featuring poets John Marvin, Richard Olsen, Randy Rumley, Jeffrey Manson and Gene Grabiner, Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst.

THURSDAY, 7p.m.: Spit at Spot Coffee. Spot Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave.

FRIDAY, 5:30 p. m.: Starcherone Weirdo Book Club, book discussion group moderated by Ted Pelton. This month’s book is “Light Boxes.” 121 W. Humboldt Parkway.

SATURDAY, 1 to 3 p.m.: Book signing with David Dachauer, author of “Tether Me Not” (Brown Books Publishing Group). The Bookworm, 34 Elm St., East Aurora.