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Rachel Brooks, left, and Rebecca Steinberger
 
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THIS WEEKEND: APRIL 1 to 7, 2011

Looking Back to Look Forward, a lecture, question-and-answer session and book signing by award-winning psychologist, professor and author Carol Gilligan (&ldquo;In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women&rsquo;s Development&rdquo;). Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. Tonight at 7:30. Free and open to the public. 674-6400.

 
National Poetry Month Celebration, with readings by local poets Brian Fanelli and Dawn Leas. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. Reservations: 829-1959.

 
Identity and Dislocation, a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer Achy Obejas, author of &ldquo;Memory Mambo&rdquo; and &ldquo;Days of Awe.&rdquo; Room 2303, McCormick Center, Bloomsburg University. Thursday at 7 p.m. Free. 389-4433.
FUTURE

Spring Reading and Lecture Series, with poet and Princeton University professor James Richardson, recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award. Niedbala Auditorium, Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, East Stroudsburg University. April 12 at 5:30 p.m. Free. 422-3532.

 
Autism Book Discussion, with Dr. Jeffrey Becker of the NeuroSensory Center of Eastern Pennsylvania, a contributor to &ldquo;Cutting Edge Treatments for Autism.&rdquo; Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. April 12 at 7 p.m. Free. Reservations: 821-1959

The Franklin Street Sleuths. The Mystery Book Club discusses &ldquo;Strong Enough to Die&rdquo; by Jon Land. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. April 14, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served. 821-1959.

Going Green, an address by Raj Patel, author of the New York Times bestsellers &ldquo;The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy&rdquo; and &ldquo;Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.&rdquo; At the King&rsquo;s College Global Landscape Conference in Burke Auditorium, West Union and North River streets, Wilkes-Barre. April 14 at 7:30 p.m. 208-5958.

Spring Reading and Lecture Series, with novelist and short-story writer Salvatore Scibona, named one of the 20 best American writers under age 40 by The New Yorker magazine. Niedbala Auditorium, Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, East Stroudsburg University. April 19 at 5:30 p.m. Free. 422-3532.

Campion Society Open Readings. Share your creative works or read from a favorite passage. Open to the community. Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King&rsquo;s College, Wilkes-Barre. April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Free. 208-5957.

Winning Authors, a discussion and book signing with New York Times bestselling author Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor of the O.J. Simpson murder case and author of the non-fiction book based on the trail &ldquo;Without a Doubt.&rdquo; Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280 Route 315, Plains. April 21 at 7 p.m. Free. 888-946-4672.

Great Books at Hayfield, a discussion of &ldquo;A Pen Warmed Up in Hell&rdquo; by Mark Twain. Hayfield House Community Room, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, off Old Route 115, Lehman. April 25 at 7 p.m. Listeners welcome; refreshments served. 675-2171.

Luncheon with a Special Author, sponsored by the Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. With author Mary Garrity Slaby who writes under the pen name Molly Roe (&ldquo;Call Me Kate&rdquo;). Appletree Terrace, Newberry Estate, North Pioneer Avenue, Dallas. April 28 at 11 a.m. $25. 675-1182.

 
Book Discussion of Jane Austen&rsquo;s &ldquo;Pride and Prejudice.&rdquo; Limited number of free copies available. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. April 28, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served. 829-1959.

The Franklin Street Sleuths. The Mystery Book Club discusses &ldquo;The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie&rdquo; by Alan Bradley. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. May 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served. 821-1959.

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