LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. The Haunted Bookshop. 7211 N. Northern Ave. 297-4843. Cartoonist Bill Dinardo signs Kat Kids from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 28. BOOKSIGNING. The Sylvester House. 2130 N. Alvernon Way. 327-9123. Andy Robinson signs Grassroots Grants: An Activists Guide to Proposal Writing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2. There will be refreshments available, as well as a selection of native foods, crafts and other books with all sales benefiting Native Seeds/Search conservation programs. BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. J.A. Jance signs Dead To Rights, a Joanna Brady Mystery, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2. BOOKSIGNING. Barnes and Noble. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Enjoy a reading from Women Writers of the Southwest: Walking the Twilight at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 29. Editor Kathryn Wilder will be joined by some of the contributing authors for this reading. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Calling all poets. Entries are now being accepted for a new local poetry publication, Poetry Plunge. No payments, no fees. All poems and short stories accepted, no limitations. Send your submission and SASE to: 1940 E. 14th St., Tucson, AZ 85719. DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Unearth your writing to share group discussion of buried ideas, impressions, inspirations and passions, which we transmute into self-evident truths and fabricate into new-fangeld connections. What does this all mean for you? Call 577-2444. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. For the love of literacy, become a tutor. Free reading instruction and English help for adults. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County at 884-8337 for information. POETRY SOCIETY. 2160 N. Sixth Ave. The Tucson Branch of the Arizona State Poetry Society kicks off its 1996-1997 season at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 28, with a presentation by Ms. Alma Berry on the life and works of Tess Gallagher. Call 797-7287 for information. TELL ME A STORY. The Arizona Historical Society and The Arizona State Museum present Tales of Arizona...Then and Now, a Southern Arizona Storytelling Festival, on Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28. There will be story concerts for the kids and the whole family on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon and a Cric Crac session Saturday evening. On Saturday there will be a storytelling conference featuring Don Doyle, Ernie Love, and local favorites including Barbea Williams, Gerard Tsonakwa and Martin Juan Rivera Sr. Registration is limited. Call 327-4809 for registration and information. Out Of Town BISBEE POETRY FESTIVAL. 55 Main Gallery. 55 Main St., Old Bisbee. (520) 432-4694. Feeling glib? The Bisbee Poetry Festival will put your prose to the test! The festival continues from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, September 26, with Open-Mic and Round-Robin readings; and at 8 p.m. Saturday, the Poetry Slam begins. Call (520) 432-4694 for registration and information. KIDS S-A-T BLUES. Don't be afraid of the SAT or PSAT college entrance exams. Tucson-Pima Public Libraries and Kaplan Educational Center want you to be ready and worry-free. Throughout the month of September, they're offering free hour-long workshops at various public libraries on test-taking strategies, when to take the test, who should take it, and how scores are used in the college admissions process. All students/parents are welcome to attend. Call the Kaplan Education Center at 622-4256 for registration, dates and locations. STORYTIME. Barnes and Noble. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Meet The Cat in the Hat for a special Dr. Seuss storytime at 1 p.m. Saturday, or 10:30 a.m. Sunday, September 28 and 29. Call today and reserve your space. Parents' Corner FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS. Identifying sources of financial aid is not always easy. The Tucson Pima Library is offering a free workshop on Monday, September 30, with speaker Mary Lucas, financial aid and college planning consultant. Call 791-4391 for time and location. CENTERS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. The Tucson Centers for Women and Children offers educational workshops on domestic violence and weekly support groups. Call 795-4266 for information. PARENT TALKS. The Tucson Association of Child Care, The Parent Connection, Parents and Children Together, M.I.K.I.D. and the Center for the Difficult Child present a series of free fall lectures for Tucson's moms and dads. On Thursday, September 26, Sol Grossman, Ph.D., speaks on Parenting a Teen with a Heart and Some Smarts, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Free child care is available. Call 798-6736 for information. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Children To Children, a non-profit grief support center for children and their families, needs volunteers to train as support group facilitators. Our next volunteer training begins soon. Call 322-9155 for information. THE PARENT CONNECTION. 5326 E. Pima St. 321-1500. Help new families get off to a good start. Use your time and talents to work with newborns and their parents. Volunteers are needed to offer support, advice, and a caring ear to new parents. Comprehensive training provided. Call Sheryl Thomasson at 321-1500 for more information.

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