LITERATUREBOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. W. Lane Rodgers signs copies of Crimes & Misdeeds at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 24.BOOKSIGNINGS. Tamara Andreas signs copies of Care Transformation: Reaching the Wellspring Within from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 24, at The Book Mark, 5001 E. Speedway, and from 4 to 6 p.m. at Peace of Mind Bookstore, 6061 E. Broadway. Andreas will be at Eagles Nest Books, 2420 N. Pantano Road, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 25. Call 325-4138 for information. READING. Rita Magdaleno, writer and project director for the Committee for Preservation of Mexican American Oral History, presents Crossing Cultures: Immigrant Stories from Grover Canyon, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, at the Center for Creative Photography, UA campus. This free program features poems and narratives that focus on issues such as cultural celebration, forced deportation, and segregation, which accompanied the great influx of Mexican families to Miami, Arizona, in the 1920s. POETRY SOCIETY. The Tucson Chapter of the Arizona State Poetry Society meets at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24, at Woods Memorial Library, 3455 N. First Ave. Nationally known poet, Joy Harjo, teacher of creative writing and Native American literature, speaks at the next meeting. Call 797-7287 for information. ROUND ROBINS. The Round Robin Literary Series meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, at the Armory Park Senior Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave. Bring and read poetry, novels and short stories. Call Arvetta at 883-3104 for information. POETRY READING. The UA Poetry Center hosts free poetry readings at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. On January 28, graduate students Eric Birkhotz, Grace Fan, Anthony Madrid, Rachel Meisler, Chris Sullivan and Angie Yuan read from their own works. Call 321-7760 for information. BOOK SALE. The Education Enrichment Foundation's Colossal Book Sale continues through March 10 at Park Mall, 5870 E. Broadway, in the former KG Men's Store. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Call EEF at 325-8688 for information. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Modern Poetry Society seeks new poetry from adult and young writers. Prizes range from $10 to $500. Send one poem, 25 lines or less, with the poet's name, address and age (if under 21) and send to: Modern Poetry Society, P.O. Box 2029, Dunnellon, FL 34430-2029. Poems will not be returned. Deadline is March 31. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. Become a tutor. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County. at 884-8337 for information. |
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