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Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
Just Buffalo lost a great friend and Buffalo one of its brightest literary lights with the passing of Lucille Clifton last week. Clifton, along with fellow Buffalonian Ishmael Reed, formed the core of a generation of African American writers from Buffalo who helped shape the literary landscape of the nation in the latter half of the 20th Century.
Just as importantly, she gave generously of her time and talent to Just Buffalo Literary Center and to the Buffalo literary community she came from. In 2001, at a critical moment in Just Buffalo's history, Lucille headlined a fundraiser that drew more than 400 people to the Theater of Youth in Allentown.
Most recently, she headlined the annual Buffalo/Williamsville, Poetry, Music and Dance Celebration, at which she performed her own work and collaborated with student composers and musicians who created their own works based on her poetry.
Thankfully, her generous spirit lives on in her poems.
EVENTS THIS WEEK
02.17.10
Small Press in the Archive/Poetics Plus at UB
Ronan Crowley
Talk: "Dead and Gone: John Montague's Patriotic Suite.."
Wednesday, February 17, 2:00 PM
UB Poetry Collection, 420 Capen, North Campus
02.18.10
Talking Leaves...Books
Gunilla Kester
Reading/Signing for Time of Sand and Teeth
Thursday, February 18, 7:00 PM
Talking Leaves...Books, 3158 Main St.
02.20.10
The Stop Look and Listen Poetry Series
Healing Arts Special Day
Featuring Poet Miriam Minkoff
Plus slots for open readers
Saturday, February 20, 1.30 PM
Impact Artists Gallery
2495 Main Street Buffalo , NY
2nd Annual Member Writing Contest Reading
CONTEST
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED!
PLUS: Contestants will read their work and
audience
will choose a second winner for audience prize!
Saturday,
Febrary, 20, 7 PM
Just Buffalo @ WNYBAC, 468 Washington St., Corner
of Mohawk
(Note, this event was incorrectly listed on poster at 8
PM)
$5, Free For Members.
02.21.10
Poetry at the Burchfield Penney
Kim Chinquee & Irene Sipos
Reading
Sunday, February 21 2:00 PM
Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood
Visit the
literary buffalo calendar on our website for detailed event info.
All
events free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. MEMBER EVENTS
2nd Annual Member Writing Contest Reading
CONTEST WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED!
PLUS: Contestants will read their work and audience
will choose a second winner for audience prize!
Saturday, Febrary, 20, 7 PM
Just Buffalo @ WNYBAC, 468 Washington St., Corner of Mohawk
(Note, this event was incorrectly listed on poster at 8 PM)
$5, Free For Members.
BABEL AT BETTY'S!
Book Discussion on:
Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafisi
Led by poet David Landrey, author of Consciousness Suite &
Professor Emeritus at Buffalo State College
Monday, February 22, 7 PM $10, free for members and subscribers.
Finger food, wine, coffee and tea will be served.
BUFFALO SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!
2010 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
The Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a regional one-day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together in a venue where they can share ideas, showcase their art, and peddle their wares. Over a thousand people have attended this fair in each of the first three years!
We're taking applications for vendors and sponsors. We'd love to make this year's event the biggest one yet - so if you have wanted to vend and haven't, sign up! Our online vendor application can be accessed here:
http://www.buffalosmallpress.org/participate/
If you have considered donating money before or being a sponsor, this is the year to do it!
http://www.buffalosmallpress.org/sponsor/
We look forward to hearing from everyone, and we'll be announcing workshop topics and poetry readings as the information becomes available.
Best,
Christopher Fritton
Organizer, Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
 "Most Innovative Arts Programming (Any Artform)"
Buffalo Spree Magazine's Best of Buffalo 2009 Award
March 5, Azar Nafisi
April 16, Salman Rushdie
TICKETS
General Admission: $35
Patron Admission: $100 (reserved seating area + author reception)
Student tickets: $10 In-person only. Can be purchased at the event or beforehand at Just Buffalo's offices. Call 716.832.5400 for more information.
Purchase tickets now at www.justbuffalo.org/babel or by phone at 716.832.5400
JUST BUFFALO MEMBER WRITER CRITIQUE GROUP
NEW INFORMATION! NEW LOCATION, TIME, DAY OF THE WEEK!
Beginning in January, the JBLC Member Writer Critique Group will meet at our program offices on the second floor of WNYBAC, 468 Washington, Corner of Mohawk (NEW LOCATION), on first and third WEDNESDAYS (NEW NIGHT) from 6:30-8:30 PM (NEW TIME).
Click here for more info on how the group functions:
http://www.justbuffalo.org/media/pdf/CritiqueGroup1209.pdf
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Michael Kelleher
Artistic Director
www.justbuffalo.org
c. 716.861.9965
OFFICES
Performance Space & Program Office
@ Western New York Book Arts Center
468 Washington St. ( Corner of Mohawk), 2nd Floor
Buffalo, NY 14203
Business Office
@ CEPA Gallery
Market Arcade Building
617 Main St., 2nd Fl.
Buffalo, NY 14203
p. 716.832.5400
f. 716.270.0184
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