Tucson Weekly: Listings: Lectures (February 19

LECTURES
ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES. The Tucson-Pima Public Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 791-4391. The Wilmot Branch of the public library presents Armchair Adventures, a series of slide-lecture presentations by travelers who'll journey back in time and around the globe. On February 19, Joe Spatz presents "Glorious Italy"; on February 26, join Stan Steik for "Exploring the Ancient Southwest." All presentations are free and begin at 1:30 p.m. Call 791-5647 for information.
Listings CHACO CANYON TALKS. The prehistory and culture of the ancient Anasazi of Chaco Canyon will be the focus of a short course with archaeologist Gwinn Vivian of the Arizona State Museum. The course meets from 7 to 9 p.m. February 19 through March 5. Cost is $25 AAHS members, non-members $35. There is a $10 discount for students. Pre-registration is required. Call Jan Bell at 326-6709 for information.
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH. First Christian Church, Room 109. 740 E. Speedway. Practice advance conversational Spanish with informal, round-table discussions, oral and visual presentations and handouts and exercises to enhance oral communication and cultural literacy. This 12-week class meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays. Cost is $49, will all proceeds donated to the Center for Homeless Children of the Americas. Call 903-9377 for registration and information.
DIVORCE SUPPORT. The Family Counseling Agency offers a free support group for people ending relationships and adjusting to the single lifestyle. All groups are free of charge. Call 323-3952 for information.
ENTERPRISING ARTIST. UA Architecture Auditorium. The Associates of Art History, a UA organization devoted to the continued study of art history and related fields, continues their lecture series at 7 p.m. Monday, February 23 with Wendy Wassyng Roworth. Roworth will present "The Enterprising Artist: Angelica Kauffman and the Business of Art." Visitor parking is available in the parking garage on the corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, ext. 21, for information.
FACING DEATH. UA Center for Creative Photography. Located on the south end of the pedestrian underpass. In conjunction with the current exhibit Facing Death: Portraits from Cambodia's Killing Fields, the Center for Creative Photography present Ly Soung at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 22. Soung, a Cambodian-born Tucsonan, discusses his family's flight from death at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Call 621-7968 for information.
FAMILY TREE. Learn valuable clues for researching your family's heritage from the Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson, with classes at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 30. Classes include: Basics of Genealogy Research in the German Empire; British Isles Court Records and Probates; Introduction to Genealogy; U.S. Newspapers and Directories; and Tracking Immigrants. Classes are $8.50, free to members of FHL and Los Descendientes. Call 790-5444 for registration and information.
HERPETOLOGY TALK. Bookman's Northwest. 3733 W. Ina Road. Min and Bill Johnson, members of the Tucson Herpetological Society, share information on "herps" (reptiles) and how to keep them at home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, February 20. They'll bring along a few friends, including a seven-foot Monitor Lizard, a Chameleon which you can watch change colors and others. Call 579-0303 for information.
MEXICAN DEMOCRACY. Pima Friends Meeting House. 931 N. Fifth Ave. Join The Women's International League for Peace & Freedom for Democracy in Mexico at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 21. Juan Pasco, former UN official, for this free lecture. Call Mary MacEwan at 622-5743 for information.
TALUMD ON TRIAL. Stone Avenue Temple. 564 S. Stone Ave. The Jewish Historical Society of Southern Arizona presents "The Talmud on Trial: Two Episodes in the History of Anti-semitism" with Dr. Naomi Diamond at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 22. Diamond, a visiting scholar, will present the free lecture.
TAX HELP. The Tucson/Pima Libraries don't have tax forms, but they are offering a little free tax advice. Representatives from H&R Block will be on hand during the following times to discuss the many changes to the federal tax code: from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, February 19, at the Main Library--brown bag lunches welcome (791-4393); from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 19, at the Dewhirst-Catalina Library (791-4862); from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, February 19, at the Nannini Library (791-4626); and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 23, at the Himmel Park Library (791-4397).
TUCSON SAILING CLUB. O'Malley's. 247 N. Fourth Ave. Join the Tucson Sailing Club for Charter Sailing in the Pacific Northwest at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 23. Tucson sailors Peter and Nancy Hardy will share slides and stories on cruising in the San Juan and Gulf Islands north of Seattle. Program is free. Call Jerry Helm at 743-0519 for information.
UA ART HISTORY SYMPOSIUM. The University of Arizona presents the following free lectures: Join Elizabeth Brown, curator of the University of Santa Barbara Art Museum, at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 19. Brown will present "Future Past: Nostalgia and Post Modernity in Contemporary Japanese Art." The lecture will be in the main auditorium of the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Building. Join Art History Graduate Students from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, February 20, for a series of talks on the theme of this year's symposium "East, West, North, South." Talks will take place in the Center for Creative Photography Auditorium. Call Linda Reller at 325-5020 for information.
WARTIME ARIZONA. Arizona Historical Society Museum. 949 E. Second St. Learn more about Arizona's diverse and intriguing military history with the AHS spring lecture series, Wartime Arizona. Lectures are at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings. Free, lighted parking is available in the AHS parking lot on the ground floor of the UA Main Gate garage. Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation; requests should be made in advance. Lectures are $5, $3 for students. Call 628-5774 for information.