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Date	Event	Venue	Admission Information
Sun., Jan. 25 2:00-3:30pm	Creative Approaches to Jim the Boy: A Training for Teachers and Book Discussion Leaders1	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	Free but registration required. Email karen@wab.org by 5pm Jan. 23 to reserve a space.
Tues., Feb. 3 7:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Chili Public Library 3333 Chili Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 889-2200.
Wed., Feb. 18 7:00pm	*Jim the Boy* video series: The Reivers (1969, directed by Mark Rydell, based on the novel by William Faulkner), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.
Wed., Feb. 25 7:00pm	*Jim the Boy* video series: Sounder (1972, directed by Martin Ritt, based on the novel by William H. Armstrong), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.
Mon., March 2 7:00-8:45pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy with the Winton Reading Group	Winton Branch Library 611 Winton Rd. N. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 428-8204.
Mon., March 2 7:00-8:30pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Gates Public Library 1605 Buffalo Rd. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 247-6446.
Mon., March 2 7:00-8:30pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	The Legacy at the Fairways 681 High St. VICTOR	Free and open to the public but reservations required as seating is limited. For more information call (585) 924-7043.
Wed., March 4 7:00pm	*Jim the Boy* video series: The Grapes of Wrath (1940, directed by John Ford, based on the novel by John Steinbeck) hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.
Fri., March 6 7:00-8:30pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	LAVA (Literature and Visual Arts) First Unitarian Church 220 Winton Rd. S. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 381-5393.
Wed., March 11 7:00pm	*Jim the Boy* video series: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, directed by Robert Mulligan, based on the novel by Harper Lee), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.
Thurs., March 12 7:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy with Joe and Annie’s Eclectic Book Club	Lift Bridge Books 45 Main St. BROCKPORT	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-2260.
Wednesday, March 25 12:00pm	Book discussion of Jim The BoyBrown Bag book discussion	Central Library 115 South Avenue	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-2260.
Monday, March 16 12-1:30pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Rivers Run 50 Fairwood Drive Rochester	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-2260.
Wed., March 18 7:00pm	**Jim the Boy video series: TheNight of the Hunter** (1955, directed by Charles Laughton, based on the novel by Davis Grubb), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.
Wed., March 18 7:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Brighton Memorial Library 2300 Elmwood Ave. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 784-5346.
Thurs., March 19 10:30am-12:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. ROCHESTER	Free but seating limited. For more information call (585) 770-1800.
Thurs., March 19 7:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	East Rochester Public Library 111 W. Elm St. EAST ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 586-8302.
Tues., March 24 1:00-2:00pm	Tony Earley talks live with host Bob Smith and local callers on “1370 Connection”3	WXXI Radio—1370 AM	Free.
Tues., March 24 6:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Arnett Library 310 Arnett Blvd. ROCHESTER	Free; no registration required. For information call (585) 428-8214.
Tues., March 24 6:30pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Ontario Public Library 1850 Ridge Rd. ONTARIO	Free; no registration required. For information call (315) 524-8381.
Wed., March 25 11:00am	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Seymour Library 161 East Ave. BROCKPORT	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-1050.
Wed., March 25 Time 11:15am-12:15pm	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	Wood Library 134 N. Main St. CANANDAIGUA	Free, no reservations required, seating limited. Call (585) 394-1381.
Wed., March 25 12:30-1:30pm	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	Finger Lakes Community College Honors House, Room 200 4340 Lakeshore Dr. CANANDAIGUA	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 393-9653 x7356.
Wed., March 25 7:00-9:30pm	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	Penfield Library/ Community Center 1985 Baird Rd. PENFIELD	Free but reservations required as seating is limited. Call (585) 340-8720.
Thurs., March 26 2:00-3:30pm	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. ROCHESTER	Free but reservations required as seating is limited. Call (585) 770-1800.
Thurs., March 26 7:00-9:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Rush Public Library 5977 East Henrietta Rd. RUSH	Free. Space is limited; registration is recommended. For information call Kirsten Flass at (585) 533-1370.
Thurs., March 26 7:00pm	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	St. John Fisher College Basil 135 3690 East Ave. PITTSFORD	Free; no registration required. For more information call M.J. Iuppa at (585) 385-8412.
Fri., March 27 12:00-1:00pm	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	Monroe Community College R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center’s Monroe A and B 1000 East Henrietta Rd. HENRIETTA	Free, reservations required. Call (585) 292-2534. (Parking is in lots M and M1.)
Fri., March 27 3:00-4:30am	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	Rivers Run 50 Fairwood Dr. ROCHESTER	Free and open to the public but registration required. For more information call (585) 292-5440.
Fri., March 27 7:30-10:00pm	An Intimate Evening with Tony Earley4	Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER	$12 W&B members, $10 students, $15 non-members. For tickets call (585) 473-2590 x107.
Sat., March 28 10:00-11:30am	Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing	The Legacy at the Fairways 681 High St. VICTOR	Free and open to the public but registration required. For more information call (585) 924-7043.
Mon., March 30 7:00pm	Book discussion of Jim the Boy	Wadsworth Library 24 Center St. GENESEO	Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 243-0440.

First Fridays / Wide Open Mic

Sept. 3, 7:00 pm
Hosted by Norm Davis
Admission is free.

Along with other local galleries and performance spaces, W&B will be open on the first Friday evenings of each month hosting Wide Open Mic, and a series of other readings and performances in our Verb Café and Performance Space. Known for its eclectic mix, Wide Open Mic welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds. It is Rochester’s longest running open mic, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review.

The Bertrand Russell Society

Thurs, Sept. 9
Hosted by David White
Free to W&B members, $3 general public, 7 p.m., W&B

The Bertrand Russell Society was formed shortly after Russell’s death in 1970. Russell was born in 1872 and worked in fields such as mathematical logic; philosophy; social, religious, and educational reform; anti-war protests and politics. An accomplished writer, Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. This ongoing lecture series promises to enlighten and entertain. Monthly meetings are open to everyone, not just to members of the society.

Visiting Writer Series: Nancy Agabian and Cathy Salibian

Thurs. Sept. 9:
$3 W&B members / $6 general public. 7 p.m.
Hosted by Steve Huff

The Visiting Writer Series brings together Writers from out of town as well as from the Greater Rochester Area.

Monthly Story Slam

Signup: 6:30 pm
Sept. 10, 7-9 p.m.
Hosted by: Carol Roberts

An open mic of true loose and spontaneous stories based on one’s own life! Each performer gets approximately 5 minutes. Signup list at front desk 1/2 hour before or sign up by emailing Carol Roberts at crobert8@rochester.rr.com with “Monthly Sign Up” in the subject line.

Genesee Reading Series

Sept. 14: Steve Lewandowski and Lori Nolasco
$3 W&B members / $6 general public, 7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Wanda Schubmehl

Now in its 26th year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the W&B Performance Space. Click here to learn more.

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