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LECTURESANCIENT LEGACIES. Himmel Park Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave. Director Robert Hahn presents a slide-lecture entitled Origins: Legacies of Ancient Greece/Egypt, at 3 p.m. Friday, March 14. Explore these ancient cultures from varying, cross-cultural perspectives through site visits, making pottery, performing drama, and yachting on the Mediterranean or Nile. Call 318-3972 for information, or email: zweigb@ccit.arizona.edu.ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH. The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society celebrates Arizona Archaeology Awareness Month with lectures continuing through the month of March. On Tuesday, March 18, speakers Mark Slaughter, Sam Greenleaf and Ron Schuette present Prehistoric Chipped Stone Tools of the Southwest at 7 p.m. at the Wilmot Library. Call 325-9194 for information. On Wednesday, March 19, Kay Rosenow presents Present Day Guardians of Arizona's Archaeological Past--Could Be You at 7:30 p.m. at the Nanini Library. Call 293-8514 for information. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES. Wilmot Public Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. 791-4627. The Tucson-Pima Public Library presents the Armchair Adventures lecture series at 1:30 p.m. Thursdays. On March 20, Neil R. Johnson presents Six Locations in Search of An Audience: A Series of Travel Vignettes. Call 887-5356 for information. GAY SYMPOSIUM. UA Center for English as a Second Language, North Campus Drive, one block east of Park Avenue. The University of Arizona Committee on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Studies hosts its second annual symposium on Sex and Scholarship, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Leading scholars from around the country will talk about their LGB-related research, including: Jose Munoz, New York University, on "Rough Boy Trade: Queer Desire/Straight Identity in the Work of Larry Clark"; Vernon A. Rosario, University of Pennsylvania, on "Why's a Good She-Male So Hard to Find: The Blossoming of Transsensuality"; and Amy Robinson, Stanford University, on "Ethics and Performance: Identity Politics in the Academy." Professor Janet Jakobsen, of the University of Arizona's Women's Studies and Religious Studies departments, will serve as respondent. Admission is free, and refreshments will be provided. Call Miranda Joseph at 621-5839 for more information, or mirandaj@u.arizona.edu. TASTY TALKS. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. The AHS presents its spring lecture series, Mucho Gusto: A History of Southwestern Food, at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. On March 19, Alva B. Torres presents Sabrosa Sonora Cooking: Caldos and Gorditas. Admission to individual lectures is $5, $3 for students. Call 628-5774 for information. WOMEN AND WELL-BEING. Learn more about what you need to do for yourself at the second annual Tucson Women's Issues Conference entitled A Gift to Myself: A Toolbox for Well-Being, from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Marshall Auditorium of Tucson Medical Center. The conference features three presenters, Lucy Jones Voisey, Ph.D, Gail Kershner Riggs, M.A., C.H.E.S., and Barbara Hurlbut, CISW, BCD, who will look at such issues as: women's life changes and inner spirituality, female aging and sexuality, and the importance of being an advocate for one's own well-being. The morning will end with demonstrations of Tai Chi and self-massage. Attendance is free, but donations can be made to the Brewster Center and/or the YWCA's Mensajeras de Salud program. Call Anne Ciampa at 324-1960 for reservations and information.
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JEWISH CONFERENCE. The Judaic Studies Program at The University of Arizona hosts the third annual conference of the Western Jewish Studies Association, April 6 through 8, in Tucson. This will be the first international, interdisciplinary, scholarly conference looking at "Women in Jewish Life and Culture." Registration is open to the public. For further information and/or a copy of the conference program, please Contact the Judaic Studies Program at 621-9114 for a conference program and registration information, or email your request to: dinnerst@ccit.arizona.edu. |
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