EVENT LIStINGS globalgreen.org for details. OPERATION REACH VOLUNTEERS. Operation REACH and Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps seek college student volunteers from all over the country to assist in providing recreation and education opportunities for New Orleansarea inner-city youth and their families. For information, visit www.thegyac.org and www. operationreach.org. SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEER. New Orleans Council on Aging, Annex Conference Room, 2475 Canal St., 821-4121; www.nocoa.org — the council seeks volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Call for details. START THE ADVENTURE IN READING. the StAIR program holds regular volunteer training sessions to work one-on-one with public school students on reading and language skills. Call 899-0820, email elizabeth@scapc.org or visit www.stairnola.org for details.
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TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION. the teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middleand upper-school New Orleans
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students. Call 831-8475 for details. VISITING PET PROGRAM VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION. Harahan Senior Center, 100 Elodie St., 737-3810 — the animal-assisted therapy program offers an orientation for prospective volunteers. Email paws4visits@gmail.com or visit www.visitingpetprogram.org for details. Admission $10. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
WORDS 17 POETS! LITERARY & PERFORMANCE SERIES. Gold Mine Saloon, 705 Dauphine St., 568-0745; www.goldminesaloon.net — Writers Michael Zell and Jenn Marie Nunes read from their works. An open mic follows. 8 p.m. thursday. 1718 READING SERIES.
Columns Hotel, 3811 St. Charles Ave., 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com —
the reading event features Benjamin Morris, followed by a student reading. 7 p.m. tuesday. BARNES & NOBLE JR. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — the bookstore regularly hosts free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information.
BILL FINCH. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — the author discusses and signs Longleaf: As Far As the Eye Can See. 1 p.m. Saturday. CHRISTOPHER R. BROWNING. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — the author signs and discusses Ordinary Men. 6 p.m. Wednesday. COLD•CUTS. Kajun’s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Ave., 9473735; www.kajunpub.com — the monthly poetry and performance series features three readers. Visit www. coldcutsreading.blogspot.com for details. 7 p.m. Saturday. CORNELL LANDRY. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — the children’s author signs The Amazing Adventure of Mardi Gras Bead Dog. 1 p.m. Saturday.
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FOUND MAGAZINE 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www. theallwayslounge.com — Davy and Peter Rothbart share found objects and songs, and Davy reads from his essay collection My Heart is an Idiot. Visit www.foundmagazine.com for details. Admission $5. 8 p.m. Friday.
DINKY TAO POETRY. Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St., 525-5169; www.mollysatthemarket.net — the bar hosts a free weekly poetry reading with open mic. 9 p.m. tuesday. FAIR GRINDS POETRY EVENT. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.
“JACKSON SQUARED: THE HEART OF THE QUARTER”. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.
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FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — the group discusses Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Marriage Plot. 5:45 p.m. tuesday.
FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE. Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www. nutrias.org — the group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
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com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spoken-word readers on the second, fourth and fifth Sunday of each month. 8 p.m.
maplestreetbookshop.com — Contributors tom Varisco, Will Crocker, Jackson Hill and John Biguenet sign and discuss the book. 6 p.m. thursday. KIT WOHL. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — the author discusses and signs New Orleans Classic Cocktails. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tuesday. LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — the weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday. NATASHA TRETHEWEY. Main Library, 219 Loyola Ave., 529-7323; www.nutrias. org — the poet laureate reads from, discusses and signs her books. 7 p.m. thursday. “NEW ORLEANS BY NEW ORLEANS” LAUNCH PARTY. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — the library hosts a launch party for the collection of short fiction, poetry and non-fiction inspired by, set in, or about New Orleans. 7 p.m. thursday. PASS IT ON. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African
American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — Poet Gian “G-Persepect” Smith and Alphonse “Bobby” Smith host a weekly spoken-word and music event. Admission $6. 9 p.m. Saturdays. POPULAR FICTION BOOK CLUB. Lakeshore Library, 1000 W. Esplanade Ave., 838-1100; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — the group discusses Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts. 6:30 p.m. thursday. RENE BRUNET & JACK STEWART. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — the authors sign and discuss The Lost Movie Theaters of New Orleans. 7 p.m. Wednesday. SUE CAMPBELL. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road, 838-4353 — the author signs and discusses Conversations in Heaven: The Amazing Journey. 6 p.m. tuesday. THE WELL: A WOMEN’S POETRY CIRCLE. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., 947-2121; www. stannanola.org — the group for writers of all levels meets at 2 p.m. Mondays. Call 655-5489 or email fleurdeholly@gmail. com for details.
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