KIDS

BOOKSIGNING. Kid's Center. 1725 N. Swan Road. 322-5437. Children's author Larry Dane Brimner signs If Dogs Had Wings, Elliott Fry's Good-Bye, and Max and Felix, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19.

DRAMA WORKSHOP. Tucson Museum of Art Education Center. 166 W. Alameda Street. Third Street Kids presents a five-session workshop with Ruth Zerman, artist-in-residence. The classes, which are open to both children and adults, cover the origins of drama, play reading, drama types, and much more. Classes are from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 23 and 24, 1 to 5 p.m. April 26, and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 30 and May 1. Cost is $50. Call Marcia Berger or Frank Hernandez at 622-4100 for reservations and information.

SUMMER SCIENCE FUN. Flandrau Science Center is offering fun and educational summer science workshops for children who have completed grades 6 through 8. Summer workshops include: Webs, Wires & Waves, a look at the science of communication technology, runs from June 2 through 6. Cost is $60. Looking at Astronomy explores the universe of planets, stars, and galaxies, and runs from June 9 through 20. Cost is $120. Fun With Physics gives kids a chance to experiment with electricity, conduct demonstrations with liquid nitrogen and more. It runs from June 23 through June 27, and cost is $60. Lasers and Holography investigates laser light and creating holograms, and runs June 30 through July 3. Class hours are 10 a.m. to noon. Application deadline is May 15. Call 621-4515 for registration and information.

SOMETHING FISHY. Tucson Children's Museum. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Kids and adults learn how to be water-safe with Gus and Goldie, the life-sized fish. Presentations run continuously between 2:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday, April 20. Admission is free. Call 792-9985 for information.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. Applications for the Summer Youth Employment and Education Program are now being accepted. Young adults ages of 16 to 21 are eligible to apply for both employment and educational opportunities over the summer. Earn a minimum of $4.75 per hour, or an equivalent stipend. Call the Summer Youth Hotline at 740-5220 for information.

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