LECTURES
CO-HOUSING TALKS AND WALKS. 531 E. Roger Road. Find out
how you can be a part of Tucson's TNDC Co-housing Community with
co-housing architect Charles Durrett, as he gives a slide presentation
from 7:30 to
9 p.m. Friday, May 29; or visit from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays
for a site tour. Childcare and refreshments will be provided at
the slide show. Call 570-6052 for information.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE WORKSHOP. UA Main Gate Center. 888 N.
Euclid Ave., Room 312. PRO Neighborhoods offers a workshop to
help participants with identifying community resources and mapping
assets. The workshop is held twice, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 28, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 30. Call 882-5885
for reservations and information.
CORPORATE WORKSHOP. Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way.
Gary Yamaoto and Alice Farmer present Building Alliances: Techniques
for Taking Advantage of Business Opportunities for Growth and
Income, a free workshop sponsored by the Southern Arizona
Chapter of the Small Business Association. Workshop meets from
8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28. Call 886-6588 for information,
or visit the website at http://www.asba.com.
DEATH PENALTY DEBATE. UA College of Law. Speedway and Mountain
Ave. The Tucson Chapter of parents of Murdered Children and the
UA College of Law sponsor a panel debate of the issues surrounding
the death penalty at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. The debate is moderated
by UA associate professor Bernard Harcourt, and is held as a part
of Amy Zuckerman's Point of Fracture exhibit at the Tucson
Museum of Art. The event is free. Call 740-5729 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. Family History Land. 6061 E. Broadway Blvd.,
Suite 128. Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes
del Presidio de Tucson presents classes at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays through June. Seminars include: Introduction to Genealogy;
U.S Newspapers and Directories; Tracking Immigrants; Using Lineage
Society Records; British Isles Court Records and Probate; British
Isle Military Records; and Basics of Genealogy Research
in the German Empire. Classes are $8.50, free to members of
FHL and Los Descendientes. Call 790-5444 for registration and
information.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT. Historic Y Theater, Fifth Avenue and
University Boulevard. The Citizens for Growth Management sponsor
a statewide petition drive for an urban sprawl initiative on the
November ballot. The last local campaign strategy meeting is at
6 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Sign up at the meetings, or call 792-6589
for information.
MYTHOLOGY SEMINAR. Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco.
Join Psychologist and storyteller Jonathan Young, Ph.D., as he
discusses his new book SAGA--Best New Writings on Mythology,
as well as his work as archivist for the late Joseph Campbell,
from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 31. Cost is $15. Call 577-3300
for information.
NOON ART TALKS. Tucson Museum Of Art. 140 N. Main Ave.
624-2333. Join Cristina Cardeñas as she presents "How
Colonial art Influenced My Work" at noon on Wednesday, June
3. Admission is free. Call 624-2333 for information.
RESOURCES FOR WOMEN. Join the Business After Hours Network
for a twilight hike along Douglass Spring Trail from 5:30 to 8
p.m. Thursday, May 28. Participants meet at the Ramada near the
Visitor's Center at Sabino Canyon. Cost is $10 for visitors, $8
for RFW members. Donna Reed presents a Benefits of Networking
workshop from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, at the
RFW Center, 5210 E. Pima St., Suite 130. Workshop is free, but
reservations are requested at least 24 hours in advance. Call
388-8810 for reservations and information.
TRAVEL TALKS. Plaza Hotel. 1900 E. Speedway. The Bernard
Language School and The Sunbelt World Trade Organization present
an information forum and breakfast to discuss the new summer Travel
Language Series from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 2. The $9
fee includes a full buffet breakfast. Call 327-4844 for 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, preferably in advance. Lectures
are $5, $3 for students. Call 628-5774 for information.
WIDOWED TO WIDOWED. Widowed to widowed offers free support
groups to widows and widowers of all ages and lifestyles. Day
and evening meetings are available. Call 884-4570 for information.
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