LITERATURE

BOOKSIGNING. Barnes and Noble Bookstore. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Find out if cats can be taught to flush the toilet. Join illustrator Jack Flemming he signs and discusses, 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants to Know, by authors Paulette Cooper and Paul Noble, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 29.

Listings BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Join author Terry Adams as she signs and discusses her novel, Eye of the Beast, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26. Shirley Andrews signs Atlantis: Insights From A Lost Civilization, a compilation of scholarship and psychics surrounding the disappearance of the fabled continent, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28.

BOOKSIGNING AND SEMINAR. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Local author Jewell Starsinger signs and discusses food, philosophy and her book, The Tao of Chow, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Join Dean Witter Account Executives Taunya Villicana and Angela Baurley for Women and Investing, a free seminar at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31.

DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged. We are interested in your writing and thoughts. Bi-monthly meetings. Come join us! Call 750-1482 for information.

MYSTERY DATE. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne. Broadway Village. 326-8533. Join Professor Alison Futrell for The Mysteries of Cleopatra, Egypt's Last Queen, on Thursday, April 2. There's an in-store wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner at AZ Stixx at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person, $14 per person tax deductible. Call Kathi Westerhaus for reservations and information.

POETRY AND MORE. The Casbah. 628 N. Fourth Ave. Join other Tucson poets and storytellers from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays to share original works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.

SAA WRITERS CONTEST. The Society of Southwestern Authors announces the 1998 Writers' Contest. Entries must be original and unpublished works: short stories, personal essays, memoirs and poetry. Cash prizes will be given in all categories. For contest rules, write Sharon Landeen, SAA Writer's Contest, 6990 E. Calle Arandas, Tucson, AZ 85750. Deadline is May 31.

SPRING READING SERIES. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. The UA Poetry Center continues its Spring Reading Series with selected works by graduate students Eric Burger, Deborah Bernhardt, Maggie Golston and Michael Spurge at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 1. All readings are free and begin at 8 p.m. Persons may request a sign language interpreter in advance. Call 321-7760; or email poetry@u.arizona.edu, for information.

STORYTELLING WITH ANDREW GREELEY. UA Student Union, Arizona Ballroom. Father Andrew Greeley presents The Intimacy of Storytelling: An Evening with Andrew Greeley, a UA scholarship fundraiser, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29. Tickets for the benefit are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Donations in excess of $8 are tax deductible. Limited seating is available for a dinner with the author at El Charro Restaurant. Tickets are $100, and reservations are suggested. Call Steve Harvath at 621-3938 for reservations and information. TW


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