Tucson Weekly: Literature (December 7

LITERATURE
Events This Week
BAHTI INDIAN ARTS. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. The society honors Mark Bahti and 50 years of Bahti Indian Arts December 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bahti will sign copies of his books A Guide to Navajo Sandpaintings, Spirit in the Stone: A Handbook of Southwest Indian Animal Carvings and Beliefs, and Pueblo Stories and Storytellers. Admission is free.
THE COLOR OF DEATH. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. A Conversation With Bruce Alexander, author of The Color of Death, is an informal look at life, crime and the British institution of tea in the London of George III. The event, which is co-sponsored by the UA history department, takes place December 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Call 621-9359 for reservations.
HOPI RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. Tohono Chul Park Wilson Room. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Mark Bahti presents Hopi: A View from beyond the Mesas December 12 at 7 p.m. Bahti discusses Hopi religious beliefs, practices and daily lives. Also, Mary Erickson and Piet Van de Mark discuss the upcoming April trading post tour. Admission is $2 for park members and $4 for non-members. Call 742-6455 to RSVP.
MAD DOG. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd., No. 114. 319-7887. J.M. Hayes reads from and signs copies of his mystery Mad Dog and Englishman December 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.
MYSTERY WRITERS. HomeTown Buffet. 5101 N. Oracle Road. The Arizona Mystery Writers meet December 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost for lunch, speaker and workshop is $14 per person. AMW meets the second Saturday of each month. Call Marci at 544-4173 for reservations.
OFFBEAT TRAVELS. Borders Books, Music & Café. 4235 N. Oracle Road. Tom Miller discusses and signs copies of his book Jack Ruby's Kitchen Sink: Offbeat Travels through America's Southwest December 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.
OPRA BOOK GROUP. Barnes and Noble. Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. The group meets December 12 at 7 p.m. to discuss A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons. All are welcome.
SAINTS OF THE SOUTHWEST. Barnes and Noble. Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. Author James S. Griffith discusses and signs his book Saints of the Southwest December 9 at 2 p.m.
TOM MILLER. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd., No. 114. 319-7887. Tom Miller discusses and signs copies of his book Jack Ruby's Kitchen Sink: Offbeat Travels Through America's Southwest December 9 from 2 to 4 p.m.
TWILIGHT TALES. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. Jane Eppinga discusses and signs her book Arizona Twilight Tales, which is about eerie happenings in Arizona, December 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. Bruce Alexander discusses and signs his new book, The Color of Death, which is set in 18th-century London and features the blind judge Sir John Fielding, December 11 from 5 to 7 p.m.
UNDER THE SUN. Bookman's. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. Photographer Adriel Heisey signs copies of his book Under the Sun: A Sonoran Desert Odyssey December 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Announcements
OPEN MIC AND POETRY READING. Hazy Dayz Lounge Cafe. 187 N. Park Ave. This gathering is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Participants should arrive at 7 p.m., and guests should show up at 7:30 p.m. For information call 884-0272. Admission is free.
POETRY AT THE RIVER. Dusenberry-River Center Library. 5605 E. River Road, No. 105. Join local poets for an evening of open readings the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All forms and abilities are welcome and appreciated. For more information call Lee at 615-7720 or Frank at 299-3451.
THE RANT. Club Congress. 311 E. Congress St. It's cheaper than therapy! Join poet Erin Whitfield and guest poets for political and social ravings and slam-style poetry at 7:30 p.m. the first Saturday of each month. Admission is $2. Call 743-8344.