LECTURES AHS LECTURE SERIES. The Arizona Historical Society hosts Desert Harmony: Arizona's Musical Traditions, a spring lecture series from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through March 20, in the Arizona Historical Society auditorium, 949 E. Second St. On February 28, Danny Lopez and the Topawa School O'odham Dancers present Traditional Tohono O'odham Music and Dance: Now and Then. Cost is $5 per lecture. Call 628-5774 for information. BUDGETING 101. Consumer Credit Counseling Services Southwest sponsors Budgeting 101--For Adults Only, from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, at River Center Library, 5605 E. River Road. This free workshop is designed to provide real, useful tools and solutions for the successful management of personal finances. Registration required. Call 888-0030 for registration and information. FAMILY HISTORY. The Friends of Family History Land offer classes on family genealogy and history at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays during the month of March, at Family History Land, 6061 E. Broadway, Suite 128. Classes include: Introduction to Genealogy, Using U.S. Newspapers and Directories and Problems in Computer Genealogy Softwares, among others. Cost is $7, free to members of Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson. Call 790-5444 for registration and information. HOW THE EARTH WORKS. Bob Scarborough, local geologist, discusses how the earth works from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, February 24, at Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon. The lecture covers continental drift, volcanic cycles, continental growth, earthquakes and how one gains geological knowledge. On February 27, Scarborough discusses the geology of the Southwestern U.S., the two billion year coevolution of the landscape and the life it harbors. Cost of each lecture is $15 and includes lunch. Call Santa Rita Lodge at (520) 625-8746 for registration and information. REREADING SCIENCE. The UA Department of English, Composition Program and Library are sponsoring a series of free student-writer roundtables in Modern Languages Building Room 311. Each discussion will have a moderator and panelists, with audience participation encouraged. Rereading Science meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 23. Call Mimi Hernandez at 621-9238, or Ann Lally at 621-2049 for information. SYMBOLS IN ART. UA visiting artist David Rubin presents Symbolism and Controversy in Contemporary Art at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 22, at the UA Architecture auditorium. Rubin will address symbols tied to political and social issues. Admission is free. Call 621-1251 for information. REEL TREASURES. Reel Treasures is a UA Extended University film lecture series to meet from 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays through March 24 at the Main Gate Center, 888 N. Euclid Ave. This visual journey covers universal issues raised in films like Gentleman's Agreement, The Nasty Girl, Dr. Strangelove and the Razor's Edge. After each movie, faculty will discuss related social topics. On February 25 explore how Gentleman's Agreement was an exposé of American anti-Semitism in the 1940s. Cost is $16.50 per session. Call the UA Extended University at 621-UofA for registration and information.

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