Tucson Weekly: Literature (March 1

LITERATURE
Events This Week
ARIZONA ARTHRITIS CENTER. University Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Room 8303. The Arizona Arthritis Center hosts a 10-week writing session, Enhance Healing by Writing. According to a recent study, writing about stressful experiences or events reduces the symptoms of people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Classes, which are limited to 20 participants, begin in April. For more information call 626-4975.
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 slide show that takes you on a journey back through time or around the world. Call 791-4627 for more information.
BILLY COLLINS. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. The UA Poetry Center's Visiting Poets and Writers Reading Series presents Collins March 7 at 8 p.m. Collins has published six collections of poetry, including The Apple That Astonished Paris, The Art of Drowning and Picnic, Lightning. There is also an informal discussion and question/answer session with the poet March 8 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 205 of the Swede Johnson Building at 1111 N. Cherry Ave. Both events are free.
FLIGHT. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. Jan Burke, winner of the Edgar award for best mystery novel, signs copies of her book Flight March 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.
REDSHIFT. Hazmat Gallery. 197 E. Toole Ave. 882-7542. Joni Wallace reads from and signs copies of her chapbook Redshift March 3 at 6:30 p.m. Wallace depicts the things of the world--rain, roosters, objects and bodies--in their delicate and perennial dramas of motion. In addition, Barbara Cully reads from her book The New Intimacy.
SINCLAIR BROWNING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Cowgirl author Sinclair Browning reads from her mystery Rode Hard, Put Away Dead March 2 at 7 p.m. The story, which takes place during a sweltering desert summer, is about bull rider J.B. Calendar, who marries a candy heiress 32 years his senior, only to lose her to an untimely death on a romantic horseback trip.
MYSTERY WRITERS. HomeTown Buffet. 5101 N. Oracle Road. The Arizona Mystery Writers meet the second Saturday of each month. The next meeting is March 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Workshop, lunch and speaker costs $14. Newcomers are welcome. Call Marci at 544-4173 for information.
Announcements
BUYING FICTION AND POETRY. The Missing Fez, a quarterly publication of anomalous and otherwise abnormal writing, is accepting submissions for its winter 2000 issue. Work is purchased at $25 for a story or $15 for a set of poems. Send manuscripts and a SASE to The Missing Fez, 1720 N. Dodge Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716. For guidelines, e-mail missing1fez@hotmail.com.
BOOK AND AUTHOR LUNCHEON. Skyline Country Club. 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. The Brandeis University National Women's Committee sponsors this event March 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The luncheon features guest authors Shirlee Taylor Haizlip and Harold C. Haizlip, Dan Shapiro, Brad Meltzer and Patricia Preciado Martin. The cost of the program ranges from $40 to $150. Deadline for reservations is March 2. Call 825-6689 for more information and to register.
CALL TO POETS. The Laughing Dog: Strictly Poetry is accepting submissions for its spring issue. Submit up to three poems, no longer than 30 lines each, with a SASE to The Laughing Dog, 4740 E. Sunrise Drive, MBE# 326, Tucson, AZ 85718. No simultaneous submissions or previously published poems.
CHESS KNIGHTS. Borders Books. 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Every Monday night from 6 to 9 p.m., stop in for a game or two of chess. Borders supplies the pieces and boards.
DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Poets gather at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday to share work in a non-threatening atmosphere. For more information, call 795-2328.
ECLECTIC WRITERS GROUP. Eclectic writers meet from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday to read original works, practice writing, critique work and discuss related issues. All forms, styles and skill levels are encouraged. There is no membership fee. Call 797-6614 for detailed information.
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 March 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.
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. Bring one of your poems to share. Call Tom Abrams at 296-2449 for more information.
WRITING CONTEST. The Writing Doctor seeks entries for its Writing Doctor Discovery Award. The winner receives a free edit of his or her book-length manuscript. The deadline for submissions is March 31. Complete rules of the contest are posted at www.WritingDoctor.com. For more information call Carol Whiteley at (650) 941-6229.
WRITING TO FIND YOUR VOICE. St. Francis in the Foothills Church. Northwest corner of River and Swan roads. Shirley Dunn Perry, author of Ten Five Minute Miracles, conducts two evenings of meditation, writing, sharing of writing, praise and support March 1 and 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. Bring writing paper and a pen. For more information call Lanny Lewis at 529-2686.