KIDS WONDERLAND AND OZ. Follow your favorite fantasy characters Between Wonderland and Oz, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. April 18 through 21 at Valley of the Moon. Somewhere deep in the Tugley Wood or on the road to Oz, children and adults are sure to find mystery and adventure. Valley of the Moon is located at 2544 E. Allen Road, just north of Prince Road and east of Tucson Boulevard. Admission is $5, $3 for children ages 7 to 12, and free for children under 7 years and members. Call 323-1331 for information. EARTH: OUR SPECIAL HOME. Celebrate Earth Day with Cynthia Hever, Planetarium Specialist, at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Hever uses stories of the "web of life" to highlight the unique and special features of Mother Earth. Registration required. Most appropriate for children ages 5 to 10 years. Call 791-4393 for registration and information. HAPPY TRAILS CARNIVAL. Happy Trails School hosts a carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at 3255 N. Campbell Ave. Carnival activities are geared toward pre-school and elementary school age children and include game and food booths, cake walk, face painting, jumping castle, silent auction, Country Store and entertainment. Proceeds benefit the school's swimming pool fund. Call 325-7556 for information. STORYTIME. Meet Spot the Yellow Dog during storytime at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Barnes and Noble, 5480 E. Broadway. Call 745-9822 for information. SUMMER PROGRAMS. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum offers a number of workshops and activities for children and families throughout the summer. Programs include learning about the stars, a family saguaro harvest and camp-out, desert ecology, and the animals of our region. Register now for May start date. Call 883-3018 for information. FINE ARTS PROGRAM. The Tucson Girls Chorus is taking registration for its Summer Fine Arts Program for children grades 1 through 6, beginning June 3. Three-week sessions include singing, movement, puppetry and the production of a student opera. Full- and half-day options are available. Call TGC at 577-6064 for registration and information. MUSIC CLASSES. Music classes of all levels and types are offered at the Desert Dove School of Music, 6163 S. Midvale Park Road. Beginning and intermediate band, guitar and preschool/interactive music classes are now forming. Call Judith Richardson at 888-3352 for information. Parents' Corner F.E.M.A.L.E. Formerly Employed Mothers at the Leading Edge is a network of moms who have taken a break from their careers to be at home. Tucson has two chapters, northwest (529-8314) and central (325-6617). Chapters offer regular meetings, playgroups, Mom's Night Out activities and meals for new mothers. The central chapter meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, in the Rincon Room of the Alamo building at TMC, 5301 E. Grant Road. Jennifer Anderson presents Creative Memories at the April 24 meeting. TUSD BOARD MEETINGS. The board meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the Morrow Education Center Board Room, 1010 E. 10th St. Literacy in Exceptional Education is the topic of discussion. Call 617-7303 for information. LA FRONTERA WORKSHOPS. DES and La Frontera offer a variety of free parenting workshops on a monthly basis. The month of April includes Adult/Child Communication and The A.D.D./Hyperactive Child. Call Julie Mack at La Frontera, 884-9920, ext. 291, for registration and information. RAINBOW FAMILIES. Rainbow Families, a gay, lesbian and bisexual parents network, holds a support and discussion group every third Saturday of the month in Room 31 of St. Francis in the Foothills Church at River and Swan roads. The next meeting is at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20. All gay, lesbian, and bisexual parents, partners, and family members are welcome. Call Craig at 318-9348 for information. PARENT TALKS. Lineweaver Elementary School hosts Parent Talks, a series of free presentations from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday evenings through June 13 at 461 S. Bryant. Presentations allow families free access to parenting experts and other professionals from the Tucson community. Childcare is provided by Center for the Difficult Child. Call in advance to reserve space. Call 745-3922 for childcare and information. FAMILY FORUMS. Family Forum is a free, ongoing class which meets at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday at St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., in the Vestry Room. Family Forum offers frank discussion about families, children and parenting. Call 299-6421 for information. THE PARENT CONNECTION. The Parent Connection, 5326 E. Pima St., offers a variety of educational and support services for families. The program's core is its Parent/Child Play program, which brings parents and children together for activities geared toward the social and physical development of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. The program provides instruction and discussion on communication, setting limits and nurturing for young children. The Parent Connection also offers a meeting site, library, indoor/outdoor play areas and referral to community resources for families. Additional class and lecture series and support groups are available. Call 321-1500 for registration and information.

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