This Week: Book readings & signings on LI

Feb. 20

Author Jean Claude Baker, son of renowned performer Josephine Baker, signs his new book "Josephine: The Hungry Heart" (Cooper Square Press) following a screening of a documentary about his mother. At 7:30 p.m., Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. Tickets are $13 and include reception, 631-423-7611, cinemaartscentre.org

Feb. 24

David Evanier, author of "All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett" (Wiley), talks and signs his biography of the singer. At 7:30 p.m., Port Washington Public Library, One Library Dr., 516-883-4400, pwpl.org

Feb. 25

Actor Alec Baldwin reads from Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist." At 2 p.m., BookHampton, 41 Main St., East Hampton, 631-324- 4939, bookhampton.com

Feb. 26

Author Cheryl Dunbar Kahlke shares memories of the 1920s through the early '40s from her self-published book "Reminiscing About Ocean Beach and Fire Island." At 2 p.m., Fire Island Lighthouse, east of Robert Moses State Park, parking field 5, 631-661-4876, fireislandlighthouse.com

Compiled by Mary Beth Foley