KIDS SCIENCE ALIVE! Help "Mme. Curie" discover What is the World Made Of? at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Tucson Children's Museum, 200 S. Sixth Ave. Free with museum admission. Call 792-9985 for museum information. Call 326-3583 for information about Science Alive! school programs. SUMMER PROGRAMS. Tucson Parks and Recreation hosts a free Summer Recreation Fiesta for teens ages 11 to 14 and their families interested in checking out what programs are offered this summer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Teen Trailer, 200 S. Alvernon Way. Find out how to get involved in sports, art projects and field trips. The fiesta features Aero-Trim rides, rollerblading instruction and refreshments. Call 791-4873 for information. SUMMER CAMP. The American Cancer Society offers free day camp to children ages 3 to 7 years currently afflicted with or recovering from cancer and their siblings of the same age group, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays, June 3 through 21, at Randolph Center's Therapeutic Park Clubhouse. Call ACS at (800) ACS-2345 for registration and 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 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. Call 617-7303 for information. Domestic Violence. Tucson Centers for Women and Children offers Domestic Violence prevention and intervention information and education classes for those wanting to explore resources available regarding family violence. Weekly groups meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at a location in central Tucson. Cost is $5. Support groups are also available. Call 795-4266 for information. F.E.M.A.L.E. This is a network of moms, friends, playgroups, baby-sitting co-op, newsletters and more. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. Teresiana Zurita discusses Children In Grief. Call Amy at 325-6617 for information. FEINGOLD FINDINGS. Has your child ever been labeled with "inappropriate behavior," "impulsive," "short attention span," "muscle uncoordination," "low frustration tolerance," or "attention deficit disorder"? If so, your child could be chemically sensitive to certain foods and/or synthetic chemicals often added to foods. To receive free information, send a SASE to: Feingold Association, Dept. 199B, 127 E. Main St., Suite 106, Riverhead, NY 11901, or call (800) 321-3287 for information. LA FRONTERA WORKSHOPS. DES and La Frontera offer a variety of free parenting workshops on a monthly basis. Topics for May include Preschooler Skill Building, Teachers and Parents as Partners, Effective Discipline, and Children and Fear. Call Julie Mack at La Frontera, 884-9920, ext. 291, for registration and 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. 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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