Arts Council’s Community Art Center
85 S. Union Blvd., Lakewood
Fri: 1:30-3 p.m. The Lakewood Arts Council presents library volunteer Nancy Whitsell, who will discuss “Learning About the Library and Books.” The presentation includes information on the programs and services offered by Jeffco libraries. Reservations requested, call 303-980-0625 or e-mail lac@lakewoodartscouncil.org. Guests are invited to stay for “Book Talk,” a discussion of favorite books and authors.
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder
Tue: 7:30 p.m. Carol Turner will discuss and read from “Notorious Telluride: Wicked Tales from San Miguel County” and “Notorious Jefferson County: Frontier Murder and Mayhem.”
Thu: 7:30 p.m. Louise Nayer will discuss and sign “Burned: A Memoir.”
Denver Press Club
1330 Glenarm Place
Thu: 6:30 p.m. Cartoonist Leigh Rubin will discuss her work on the “Rubes” internationally syndicated cartoon. The program is free.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2626 E. Colfax Ave.
Tue: 7:30 p.m. Meg Gardiner will read from and sign “The Liar’s Lullaby.”
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St.
Tue: 7:30 p.m. Conor Grennan will present a slide show and sign “Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal.”
Thu: 7:30 p.m. Matteo Pistono will present a slideshow and sign “In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet.”
Fri: 7:30 p.m. Michael White will read from and sign the new paperback edition of “Weeping Underwater Looks a Lot Like Laughter.”
Sat: 7:30 p.m. Karen Abbott will present a slideshow and sign “American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life & Times of Gypsy Rose Lee.”
CONTESTS
Denver Woman’s Press Club Unknown Writers’ Contest
Deadline: Feb. 12: New writers are invited to enter the Unknown Writers’ Contest. Hard-copy submissions only. The three categories are fiction short story (no longer than 2,000 words), $20 entry fee; nonfiction essay (no longer than 2,000 words) $20 entry fee; poetry (maximum of three poems, 100 words each) $10 entry fee. Call 303-839-1519 or visit for more information.
Rainbow Poets Poetry Contest
Deadline: Feb. 28: Send one poem of 21 lines or less on any subject to Free Poetry Contest, 7308 Heritage Drive, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. You may also enter at .
