Tucson Weekly: Listings: Lectures (March 12

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 March 19, join Ruth Wright for "Cruise Through the Heart of Russia." All presentations are free and begin at 1:30 p.m. Call 791-5647 for information.
Listings ARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH. The Library Lecture Series presented by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society continues in honor of Archaeology Awareness Month. George Gumerman presents Growing Anasazi in a Computer at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 at the Dusenberry River Center, 5605 E. River Road. Call 621-6281 for information. Helen O'Brien presents Ten Years of Archaeological Discoveries at La Reserve on Oracle Road at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at the Columbus Library, 4350 E. 22nd St. Call 206-6022 for information.
AUDUBON SOCIETY. UMC DuVal Auditorium. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Join David Krueper, an avain specialist with the Bureau of Land Management, at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9. Krueper will discuss how birds have responded to the river protection in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation area. Call 622-5622 for 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.
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.
JAPANESE FAMILY LIFE. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. University of Arizona Japan historian and author of Haruko's World, Gail Bernstein, illustrates the life and stories of a Japanese farm family in a A Japanese Family's World: One Historian's Encounter, at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14.
NUMBER CRUNCHING. Woods Library. 3455 N. First Ave. The Pima Association of Taxpayers hosts a property valuation workshop: How to Become More Appealing. Randy Roberts guides participants through his methods of appealing valuations and thereby reducing property taxes. The workshop is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 18. Call Mary Schuh at 887-0122 for more information.
RIPARIAN ISSUES. Tohono Chul Park, Wilson Room. 7366 Paseo del Norte. Join Barbara Tellman of the Water Resource Research Center for her discussion of the history of water use in riparian areas: Riparian Issues: Arizona's Changing Rivers, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12. The lecture is free for members, $2 for non-members. Reservations are requested. Call 742-6455 for registration and 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.