LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D., discusses and autographs Screaming to Be Heard at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30; and Dr. Victoria Lee discusses and signs copies of Soulful Sex at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 31. BOOKSIGNING. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Boyd Finch signs copies of Confederate Pathway to the Pacific: Major Sherod Hunter and Arizona Territory, C.S.A. from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 29. BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Karen Osborn reads from and signs copies of Between Earth and Sky from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28; and Edwin Sweeney discusses and signs copies of Cochise, Chiricahua Apache Chief from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30. BOOKSIGNING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. UA English Professor Joan Dayan reads from and signs copies of Haiti, History and the Gods at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 31. BOOKSIGNING. Campaña del Rio Retirement Community. 1550 E. River Road. 299-1941. Dr. John Simpson Lewis, UA professor of Planetary Science, discusses and signs copies of Rain of Iron and Ice at 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 29. PUBLISHING WORKSHOP. Horizon Press hosts the fifth annual publishing workshop for Southern Arizona writers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Inn Suites Hotel, 102 N. Alvernon Way. This hands-on workshop teaches writers to make a professional presentation to potential publishers. Stuart Gellman leads the workshop. Cost is $34 and includes all materials. Call Horizon Press at 749-3033 for registration and information. POETRY AWARDS. The UA Poetry Center offers free poetry readings at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. Celebrate the Poetry Center Contest Awards on Wednesday, April 3. Call 321-7760 for information. DEAD POETS SOCIETY. No longer hiding our poetry in boxes, the group now meets to discuss hidden ideas, impressions, inspirations and passions, catalyzed by shared writing and converted into found connections. Call 577-2444 for information. WRITING CONTEST. The Arizona Author's Association sponsors its 15th annual literary contest. Unpublished poetry, essays and short stories are being accepted from published and unpublished writers. For contest rules and information, send SASE to: AAA Literary Contest, 3509 E. Shea Blvd., No. 117, Phoenix, AZ 85028-3339. Deadline is July 29. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Messages From the Heart, a quarterly journal dedicated to letter writing, is accepting submissions. Send heartfelt letters, journal entries, poems, comments or drawings about letter writing to: P.O. Box 64840, Tucson, AZ 85728. Include 55-cents postage for a free issue. Submissions for an original postcard contest are also under consideration, for a $5 entry fee. A two-year subscription will be awarded for best artwork and best message. Call 577-0588 for information. SPARROWGRASS POETRY. Sparrowgrass Poetry is offering a grand prize of $500 for the Distinguished Poet Awards poetry contest. Poets may enter one poem only, 20 lines or less, on any subject and in any poetic style. Submitted poems will also be considered for publication. No entry charge. Deadline is May 31. Send entries to: Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Inc., Dept. E, 203 Diamond St., Sisterville, WV 26175. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. For the love of literacy, become a tutor. Free reading instruction for adults. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County at 884-8337 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) to: Modern Poetry Society, P.O. Box 2029, Dunnellon, FL 34430-2029. Poems will not be returned. Deadline is March 31. KIDS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION WEEK. April 1 through 7 is National Blue Ribbon Week, in recognition of child abuse awareness and what is being done to prevent it. Last year, more than 3 million cases of child abuse were reported, with countless others going undetected. Contact your local family center for parenting classes and information or call (800) 760-3413. STEP INTO THE ARTS. Young Audiences of Southern Arizona hosts Step Into the Arts, a free family arts celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. Activities include kids performances, family mini-matinees, crafts, workshops and plenty of food. Arrive early to register for workshops. Call 624-5997 for information. EGG-CITING! Bring your favorite basket to the old fashioned Easter egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at Columbus Library, 4350 E. 22nd St. Most appropriate for children ages 3 to 5. Call 791-4081 for information. FINE ARTS PROGRAM. The Tucson Girls Chorus holds its Summer Fine Arts Program for children in grades 1 through 6 beginning June 3. Three-week sessions include singing, movement, puppetry and the production of a student opera. Full- and half-day options are available. Registration begins April 1. Call TGC at 577-6064 for registration and information. MUSIC CLASSES. Music classes of all levels and types are offered at the Desert Dove School of Music, 6163 S. Midvale Park Road. Beginning and intermediate band, guitar and preschool/interactive music classes are now forming. Call Judith Richardson at 888-3352 for information. Parents' Corner ARTS & CRAFTS BAZAAR. The Tucson Mothers of Twins Club hosts an Arts and Crafts Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Little Anthony's Diner, 7010 E. Broadway. There will also be face painting, clowns, baked goods, a jumping castle, karate demonstrations and visits with TFD firefighters. Proceeds benefit local charities serving children. Call 297-4426 for information. CASA CONFERENCE. The third annual Casa Conference runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Plaza Hotel, 1900 E. Speedway. This year's theme is Hero/ine's Quest: Keeping Buoyancy Alive in the Spirits of Children and Those Who Care for Them. The conference features keynote speakers Harriet Stonehill, M.S.Ed. and Hugh Prather, guided play circles, musical presentations and discussion panels. Early registration (before April 5) is $35, or $30 for groups of three or more from the same agency, students, seniors and sponsored clients. Cost is $40 after April 5. Mail checks to: Casa de los Niños, Casa Conference III, 1101 N. Fourth Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. Call 624-5156 for information. HEALTHY FAMILIES. Healthy Kids/Healthy Families, a nutrition education program series, meets from 9 to 11 a.m. the last Saturday of the month at the Square and Compass Children's Clinic Building, 2600 N. Wyatt Dr., in the Florence Manning Room. The Eating Out Guide will be discussed Saturday, March 30. PARENT TALKS. Lineweaver Elementary School hosts Parent Talks, a series of free presentations from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday evenings through June 13 at 461 S. Bryant. Presentations allow families free access to parenting experts and other professionals from the Tucson community. Childcare is provided by Center for the Difficult Child. Call in advance to reserve space. Call 745-3922 for childcare and information. FAMILY FORUMS. Family Forum and Community Forum are free, ongoing classes which meet at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday at St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., in the Vestry Room. Family Forum offers frank discussion about families, children and parenting. Call 299-6421 for information. THE PARENT CONNECTION. The Parent Connection, 5326 E. Pima St., offers a variety of educational and support services for families. The program's core is its Parent/Child Play program, which brings parents and children together for activities geared toward the social and physical development of infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The program provides instruction and discussion on communication, setting limits and nurturing for young children. The Parent Connection also offers a meeting site, library, indoor/outdoor play areas and referral to community resources for families. Additional class and lecture series and support groups are available. Call 321-1500 for registration and information. MUSEUMS Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Continuing through December 31, 1996: A Memento for My Descendants: The Buehman Studio Perspective, featuring the photographic works of German immigrant Henry Buehman; Exploring 1870s Tucson, a hands-on exhibit showcasing Tucson's rich, multi-cultural heritage; and Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, an intimate look at the South Park Neighborhood, one of Tucson's first Black communities. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. Park Avenue and University Boulevard. 621-6302. The Arizona State Museum, on the University of Arizona campus, features anthropology exhibits with particular emphasis on the Southwest. Continuing through December 1996: Mexican Masks: Faces of the Fiesta, an exhibit of more than 350 Mexican folk masks, from mermaids to scorpions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Flandrau Science Center. UA campus. 621-STAR. Flandrau's Summer Science program offers fun and educational science workshops aimed specifically at middle-school students. Call for registration and class listings. Exhibit halls feature hands-on science exhibits and a 16-inch telescope that allows the public an astronomer's view of the night sky. A mineral museum in the basement features hundreds of beautiful minerals and gems. The planetarium theater offers entertaining programs on scientific and cultural topics, as well as laser light shows featuring projections that explode across the dome in a rainbow of colors. Continuing: Through the Eyes of Hubble, a look at the daring repair mission by NASA and the images Hubble captures. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission to exhibits is $2, free with purchase of a theater ticket. Up to four children are free when accompanied by a paying adult. Telescope viewing is still free and is offered from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Theater ticket prices are $3 and $4.50. Call 621-STAR for information on times and shows. FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. Continuing: We Served at Fort Lowell, a photographic exhibit featuring soldiers and their families stationed at Fort Lowell from 1873 through 1891. GADSDEN-PACIFIC TOY TRAIN OPERATING MUSEUM. Foothills Mall. 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. See and operate antique and contemporary toy trains at this free museum, Friday through Sunday during mall hours. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM. 4800 W. Gates Pass Road. 629-0100. This non-profit educational institution is dedicated to increasing the knowledge and appreciation of the world's fascinating wildlife. Penguins of Antarctica is the newest biological and historical exhibit. Admission is $5, $3.75 for seniors, military and students and $1.50 for children ages 6 to 12. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. PIMA AIR MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. On display are 185 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, including a full-scale mock-up of Kitty Hawk, a presidential plane used by news media and JFK during the 1960s, numerous photos, air and space uniforms and memorabilia. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and military and $3 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs under 10. Reid Park Zoo. 22nd Street, east of Country Club Road. 791-4022. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, 75 cents for children 5 to 14 and free for children 4 and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For the safety of the animals, don't bring any food, toys or pets. RIALTO THEATRE GALLERY. 318 E. Congress St. 740-0126. Continuing: an exhibition of historic theatre photos, artifacts and cinematic memorabilia as part of an effort to educate the public about the history of downtown theatres and the renovation of the Rialto. The exhibit traces the history of 20 prominent theatres located downtown between 1920 and 1980. Regular exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 740-1986 for information. YOZEUM. 2900 N. Country Club Road. 322-0100. Museum hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. On display are all kinds of yo-yos, from styles popular in the 1920s to current designs, and yo-yo memorabilia. The owner of the museum is Don Duncan, Jr., son of the founder of Duncan Yo-Yos. Groups and schools can call ahead to arrange for a tour. Free admission. SOSA-CARRILLO-FREMONT HOUSE MUSEUM. 151 S. Granada Ave. 622-0956. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Saturday Artworks are held at 2:30 p.m. every Saturday. Recycled materials are emphasized. Sunday Science explores topics ranging from dinosaurs to rainbows from 1 to 2 p.m. every Sunday. Winning writing and art projects incorporating lessons students learned about the Holocaust and prejudice after visiting the Anne Frank: Message of Hope art exhibit last fall are currently on display. Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tuesdays are reserved for group tours only. Admission is $1.50 for children, $3 for adults. Call 792-9985 for registration and information.

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