LECTURES ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. Beverly Rubik, Ph.D., presents Why is Alternative Medicine Alternative? from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at UMC DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Dr. Rubik is an internationally renowned biophysicist and leader in the field of frontier science. Cost is $10 at the door. Call 626-5077 for information. WELLNESS WORKSHOP. Allen Smith, Ph.D. offers a free wellness workshop entitled Core Transformation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at The Book Mark, 5001 E. Speedway. Dr. Smith discusses how to deal with unwanted behavior, thoughts and feelings by achieving wholeness and self-acceptance. Call 881-6350 for information. UNDERSTANDING PAGANISM. Wiccan High Priest, Ken Girard, offers a free eight-week lecture series entitled Understanding Paganism from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays, beginning April 6 and continuing through May 25, at Himmel Park, located on Tucson Boulevard south of Speedway. Girard discusses the diverse traditions of Paganism, its history and myths. This is a progressive series. Persons are encouraged to attend from the first session. RAISING DAUGHTERS. PCC Corporate and Community Education Division offers Raising Daughters to Powerful Women, a new parenting class, Saturday afternoons beginning April 13 and continuing through April 27. Rosemary Tindall-Gibson, MA, examines how to raise daughters free from cultural images that are often impossible standards. Call Steve at PCC at 884-6720 for registration and information. NOURISHING OURSELVES. Lhasa Tizer offers Nourishing Ourselves Through Food & Ritual, a three week wellness workshop, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning April 18 and continuing through May 2. The workshop is concluded with a ritual dinner Saturday, May 4. A free talk on the workshop is given at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Woods Library, 3455 N. First Ave. Cost for the workshop is $10 per class and $20 for the ritual meal, or $45 for the whole course and meal. Call Lhasha Tizer at 321-3670 for information. PIONEER WOMEN. Arizona Historical Society docent Lillian Stickle is the featured speaker in Arizona Pioneer Women, a lunch program at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, at Smuggler's Inn, 6350 E. Speedway. Cost is $8.50 with pre-registration due by April 12. Program is sponsored by the Tucson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Call Jean at 322-9639 for information. FAMILY LINEAGE. The Friends of Family History Land hold classes on researching family lineage at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays during the month of April, at 6061 E. Broadway. Seminars cost $7, and are free to members of Friends and Los Descendientes del Presidio. Call 790-5444 for registration and information.

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