RIVERSIDE COUNTY

HERITAGE HOUSE, "Christmas Open House" includes book signings of "Through the Doors of the Mission Inn" by Joan Hall and "Jake and the Mission Inn" by Sarah Healton, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 8193 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, (909) 826-5273.

BORDERS BOOKS, author Barbara Wood will sign "Sacred Ground," 3 p.m. Sunday, 71-800 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, (760) 779-1314.

CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY, book club meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of the month, 650 S. Main St., Corona, (909) 736-2387.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

THE FRUGAL FRIGATE, author Barbara Wood will sign "Sacred Ground," 7 p.m. Wednesday, 9 N. Sixth Street, Redlands, (909) 793-0740.

GRAND TERRACE LIBRARY, book group meets at 7 p.m. every third Thursday of the month, 22795-A Barton Road, call for more information, (909) 783-0147.

EL4

ORANGE COUNTY

RICHARD NIXON LIBRARY BIRTHPLACE, Robert H. Schuller lectures and signs "My Journey: From an Iowa Farm to a Cathedral of Dreams," 10:30 a.m. Thursday, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, $5 members, $4 nonmembers, (714) 993-5075.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

BOOK SOUP, Jessica Hundley, Jon Alain Guzik and friends present and sign "Horny? Los Angeles," 8 p.m. Tuesday; Judie O'Neill and Bridget Fonger present and sign "The Lazy Woman's Guide to Just About Everything," 8 p.m. Wednesday; Sparrow Patterson reads from and signs "Synthetic Bi Products," 8 p.m. Thursday, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, free, (310) 659-3110.

Poetry

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

MUGSY'S, open poetry reading and workshop, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 5222 Arlington Ave., Riverside, free, (909) 689-8122.

SAN GORGONIO PASS POETS SOCIETY, open poetry reading, 2:30 p.m. second Saturday of each month, Beaumont Library, 125 E. 8th St., Beaumont, free, (909) 849-1022.

BACK TO THE GRIND, open poetry reading and workshop, 9-10 p.m. Mondays, 3575 University Ave., Riverside, free, (909) 849-1022.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

BEREAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD, reading and discussions of poetry, novels and more, 6 p.m. Mondays, 19 Citrus Ave., Room 208, Redlands, free, call for reservations, (909) 307-0183.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

UCLA ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART, "Urban Poetry/Soken Word," lyricists perform contemporary rhymes, 7 p.m. Thursday, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, call for more information, (310) 443-7000.