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Leonard Pitts Jr. deals with modern American racism in his latest novel, “Grant Park.” (Photo Juste)
Leonard Pitts Jr. deals with modern American racism in his latest novel, “Grant Park.” (Photo Juste)

1. Poet Linda Bierds 7:30 p.m. Friday, Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a 1998 MacArthur “Genius” grant, Bierds is the author of nine books of poetry, the most recent being 2014’s “Roget’s Illusion.” Her work has appeared in the New Yorker since 1984. She has taught at the University of Washington since 1989 and was director of its creative writing program from 1997 until 2000. She has received several Pushcart Prizes, as well as grants and awards from the Seattle Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ingram Merrill Foundation and the Poetry Society of America. Her visit is part of Eastern Washington University’s 2015-16 Visiting Writers Series. (509) 838-0206. Admission: FREE

2. “Pocatello” Friday through Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday and a 5 p.m. show Nov. 19, Eastern Washington University, Showalter Hall Auditorium, 526 Fifth St., Cheney. In this new play by Samuel D. Hunter, Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello, but his hometown doesn’t feel like a home in this heartbreaking comedy set against an increasingly lonely American landscape. (509) 359-2459. Admission: $10 general, FREE for EWU students

3. “To Kill a Mockingbird” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley. A reader’s theater performance of a play adapted from Harper Lee’s classic novel. (509) 795-0004. Admission: $5

4. Author Leonard Pitts Jr. 7 p.m. Saturday, Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Pulitzer Prize-winning and nationally syndicated columnist presents his novel, “Grant Park,” which takes a pair of veteran journalists from the days of Martin Luther King Jr. up to the 2008 presidential elections. (509) 838-0206. Admission: FREE

5. Buffalo Jones Album Release Show 8 p.m. Saturday, The Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington St. Spokane rock band presents its new album, “This is Not the End of the World.” Liz Rognes will open the festivities, followed by the Glenn Case Band. Buffalo Jones will close the night playing the new album in its entirety. (509) 863-8098. Admission: $5-$10

6. Paper Bird 8 p.m. Sunday, the Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. Colorado six-piece plays indie folk, pop and Western soul. With Planes On Paper. (509) 747-2174. Admission: $10

7. Author Alex Kuo 5:30 p.m. Monday, Washington State University, Goertzen Hall 21, Pullman. Reading and book signing by Chinese-American poet. A professor emeritus of creative writing at WSU, Kuo is the recipient of three awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and has held a Fulbright and other professorships. His collection “Lipstick and Other Stories” won the American Book Award in 2002. His latest book is the novel “shanghai.shanghai.shanghai.” (509) 335-0698. Admission: FREE (He’ll also be at BookPeople in Moscow at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and in Spokane at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Hixson Union Building Crow’s Nest at Whitworth University.)

8. “Rumplestiltskin” Friday and Saturday, and Nov. 20-21, 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway Ave., Liberty Lake. Reader’s theater production. Children won’t forget the name of “Rumplestiltskin” after seeing Michele Vacca’s fairy tale adaptation of the traditional Grimm story. (509) 342-2055. Admission: $7.

9. “The Madwoman of Chaillot” Continues through Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Spokane Falls Community College, Spartan Theater, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. SFCC drama department presents a mid-20th-century French impressionist fantasy where those on the fringes try to save the world. Sunday’s performance is a benefit for the SFCC food bank. Donate a nonperishable food item and admission will be $1. (509) 533-3222. Admission: $10 general, free for SFCC students

10. Author Rattawut Lapcharoensap 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Gonzaga University, Cataldo Hall Globe Room, 502 E. Boone Ave. An Asian-American born in Chicago and raised in Bangkok, Lapcharoensap published his first collection, “Sightseeing,” in 2005 as a compilation of short stories and memoirs of his time as a teen in Bangkok. He received his master of fine arts degree in creative writing at the University of Michigan. His short stories have appeared in Granta, Zoetrope, Glimmer Train and “Best New American Voices.” Part of the Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series. (509) 313-6681. Admission: FREE