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least 18 years old and complete a volunteer orientation to work directly with animals. Call or email Ginger Morvant at ginger@la-spca.org for details. LOWERNINE.ORG VOLUNTEERS.
Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www. lowernine.org or email lauren@ lowernine.org for details. MEAL DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS.
Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas/mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Call Gail at 8885880 for details. NEW ORLEANS FRINGE THEATER FESTIVAL. The festival
seeks volunteers for a variety of activities including distributing flyers, working with venues, selling and taking tickets, festival breakdown and cleanup. The festival is Nov. 17-21. Email ramona@nofringe.org for details.
SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS. New Orleans
Council on Aging, Annex Conference Room, 2475 Canal St., 821-4121; www.nocoa.org — The council seeks senior volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Call for details.
TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION.
The Teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upperschool New Orleans students. Call 831-8475 for details.
WORDS Gold Mine Saloon, 705 Dauphine St., 568-0745; www. goldminesaloon.net — The 17 Poets! series hosts a weekly poetry reading. An open mic follows. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday.
ANDREW BURSTEIN & NANCY ISENBERG . Octavia Books, 513
Octavia St., 899-7323 — The authors sign Madison and Jefferson. 6 p.m. Friday. BARNES & NOBLE JR . Barnes
& Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — The bookstore hosts regular free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information. COOKBOOKS & COCKTAILS SERIES. Kitchen Witch
Cookbooks Shop, 631 Toulouse St., 528-8382 — The group meets weekly to discuss classic New Orleans cookbooks. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday.
DINKY TAO POETRY. Molly’s at
the Market, 1107 Decatur St., 525-5169; www.mollysatthemarket.net — The bar hosts a weekly free poetry reading with open mic. 9 p.m. Tuesday.
FAIR GRINDS POETRY EVENT.
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon Ave., 913-9073;
nagelateria.com — The cafe invites writers to read their work. All styles welcome. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday.
GRACE BAUER . Garden District
1135 Decatur St.; www.myspace.com/rubyfruitjunglenola — AR Productions presents a weekly spoken-word and music event. Admission $5. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 — The author signs and discusses Los Angeles Classic Desserts. 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
PASS IT ON . Red Star Gallery, 2513 Bayou Road — The gallery hosts a weekly spoken word and music event. Admission $5. 9 p.m. Saturday.
LATTER LIBRARY BOOK SALE .
American Book Stop, 7056 Read Blvd., 243-2436 — The author signs Her-Story: Revelations. 6 p.m. Friday.
LAURA LIPPMAN . Maple Street
Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author signs and discusses I’d Know You Anywhere. 1 p.m. Saturday.
LINDA YASNYI . Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author signs Misadventures of a New Orleans Girl. 1 p.m. Saturday. 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.
MAPLE LEAF READING SERIES. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com — The weekly reading series presents featured writers followed by an open mic. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday. MAPLE STREET BOOKS BOOK CLUB. Maple Street Book Shop,
7523 Maple St., 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — The group discusses Robert Goolrick’s A Reliable Wife. 6 p.m. Tuesday. MID-CITY WRITERS GROUP.
Prose writers meet to read and critique original work. Email midcity.writers@gmail. com for details. Tuesday.
NANCY HARRIS. Maple Leaf
Bar, 8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com — The author reads her poems to commemorate the Alvar Branch Library’s 31 years of literary readings at the bar. 3 p.m. Saturday.
OPEN MIC POETRY & SPOKEN WORD. Yellow Moon Bar, 800
France St., (504) 944-0441; www.yellowmoonbar.com — Loren Murrell hosts a weekly poetry and spoken-word night with free food. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
OPEN MIC POETRY JAM . La
Divina Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., 302-2692; www.ladivi-
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JAN BOZARTH . Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The author signs and reads from The Fairy Godmother Academy: Zally’s Book. 2 p.m. Saturday.
Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — Friends of New Orleans Public Library holds its regular book sale. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
PRESENTS
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PLATO’S “SYMPOSIUM”.
Milton H. Latter Memorial Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave. — The New Orleans Lyceum hosts a reading of Plato’s Symposium the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Call 473-7194 for details. 6:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m.
POETRY MEETING . New Orleans Poetry Forum, 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472 — The forum holds workshops every Wednesday. 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. SANDY WARREN . Community
Book Center, 2523 Bayou Road, 948-7323; www. communitybookcenter. com — The author signs Art Blakey: Cookin’ and Jammin. 7 p.m. Friday. The author also appears at A Tisket A Tasket New Orleans Books & Gifts (910 Decatur St., 524-8482) 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Louisiana Music Factory (210 Decatur St., 586-1094; www.louisianamusicfactory.com) 4 p.m. Saturday, Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www. mapleleafbar.com) 3 p.m. Sunday and Garden District Book Shop (The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266) 5:30 p.m. Monday.
SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The group discusses Gene Wolfe’s The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. SPOKEN WORD. Ebony Square, 4215 Magazine St., 343-2406 — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $7 general admission, $5 students. 11 p.m. Friday. TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m. Wednesday. UNIVERSES. Craige Cultural Center, 1800 Newton St., Algiers — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Sunday. For complete listings, visit www.bestofneworleans.com.
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17 POETS! LITERARY SERIES.
www.fairgrinds.com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spokenword readers on the second, fourth and fifth Sunday of each month. 8 p.m.
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