Tucson Weekly: Literature (February 15

LITERATURE
Events This Week
ANNE CARSON. UA Modern Languages auditorium, on the north side of the mall west of Cherry Avenue. Classics scholar and poet Anne Carson presents her work February 21 at 8 p.m. Among her recent publications are Men in the Off Hours and The Beauty of the Husband. Admission is free. There is an informal discussion and question/answer session with Carson February 22 at 11 a.m. in Room 303 of the Swede Johnson building, 111 N. Cherry Ave.
ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES. Wilmot Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. Explore the world without leaving the library every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. An experienced traveler presents a spectacular slide show that takes you on a journey back through time or around the world. Call 791-4627 for more information.
BARBARA KINGSOLVER. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Kingsolver reads from and signs copies of her novel Prodigal Summer February 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Kingsolver recently received the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton.
BOOK SALE. Friends Book Barn. 2230 N. Country Club Road. 795-3763. More than 250,000 books are on sale at bargain prices during the Friends of the Tucson-Pima Public Libraries book sale, which ends February 18. There are thousands of books to choose from and most are priced under $5. The book sale benefits all Tucson-Pima libraries. Book sale hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays (closed Wednesdays) and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
MEDITATION AS MEDICINE. Borders Books, Music and Café. 4235 N. Oracle Road. Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa discusses and signs copies of Meditation As Medicine February 16 at 7 p.m.
MYSTERY WRITERS. HomeTown Buffet. 5101 N. Oracle Road. The Arizona Mystery Writers meet the second Saturday of each month. Newcomers are welcome. Call Marci at 544-4173 for information.
MIDWIVES/JANE EPPINGA. Barnes & Noble. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. The contemporary fiction book groups meets February 15 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. Jane Eppinga discusses and signs copies of her books Arizona Twilight Tales and Tucson, Arizona February 18 at 2 p.m.
WILDFLOWERS/BIRDS/RODEO. Barnes & Noble/Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. Meg Quinn, author of Wildflowers of the Desert Southwest, and Lynn Hassler Kaufman, author of Birds of the American Southwest, discuss and sign copies of their books February 17 at 2 p.m. Photojournalist John Annerino displays his poster-size photos taken at rodeos nationwide and signs copies of his book Roughstock: The Toughest Events in Rodeo February 18 at 2 p.m.
Announcements
FAMILY HISTORY LAND. Family History Land. 6121 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 143. The Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson present classes in February on Fridays and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Seminars include Using the Soundex, U.S. Military Records, British Isles Records in the Family History Library and more. Classes are free to members of Friends or Los Descendientes and $10 for non-members. Call 790-5444 to register.
FICTION KRITIK GROUP. Accelerate your writing! Published writers and those working to get published meet every Wednesday evening from 8 to 10. The group writes, critiques, shares how-tos, breaks blocks and has fun. Call 325-8576 or 622-6281 for location and more information.
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. Pima Community College. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Literacy Volunteers of Pima County can train you to tutor in basic literacy or English as a Second Language through workshops. Call 882-8006 for information.
MAKE A DATE WITH A POET. New Life Café. 4841 E. Speedway Blvd. 881-5180. Ralph Hager, whose poetry reflects the beauty of the Sonoran Desert, presents his work February 16 at 6 p.m.
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. Admission is free. For more information call Lee at 615-7720 or Frank at 299-3451.
STATE POETRY SOCIETY MEETING. Woods Library. 3455 N. First Ave. The Arizona State Poetry Society meets the fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. The next meeting is February 24. Bring one of your poems to share. Call Tom Abrams at 296-2449 for more information.