Today
Aaron Lansky -- Founder of the National Yiddish Book Center will speak on his book Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books. 7 p.m. / Weinberg Park Heights JCC / 5700 Park Heights Ave. / $5 / 410-735-5010. Wednesday, March 26
Linda Pasta -- This past Maryland poet laureate will read from her work, share selections from her favorite poets and discuss the significance of poetry in our everyday lives. / 11 a.m. / Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped / 415 Park Ave. / 410-230-2424. Saturday, March 29
Shade of the Diaspora: Voices of Black Women Writers -- Panel of black women writers will discuss and examine culture and the writing process. Panelists are: Lorna Goodman, author of From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island; Lalita Tademy, author of Red River; and Lori Tharps, author of Kinky Gazpacho: A Spanish-American Romantic Journey. Moderated by Esther Armah, author of Can I Be Me? / 1:30 p.m. / Enoch Pratt Free Library, central library / 400 Cathedral St. / 410-396-5494.