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BORDERLINE QUESTIONS. If you live in the Southwest, it's
pretty hard to ignore the reality of this country's 2,000-mile
border with Mexico, a porous line that splits down the middle
of an intricately shared culture.
On Saturday, May 31, the coalition and the National Chicano Moratorium Committee tackle the topic with The False Border and La Raza: A National Forum. The gathering sets the stage for the 1998 National March and Rally, to be held in Tucson in January. Free event is at 7 p.m. in the Sam Lena Library, 1607 S. Sixth Ave. For details, call 712-9044. SURPRISINGLY HEALTHY, CEREBRUM-STUFFING, THOUGHT-ENHANCING HABIT: Despite the popularity of the Mighty Barfin' Dorkbangers, or whatever other crap corporate greedheads are stuffing down our throats these days, there is an alternative to such brainstem abuse. They're called books, those typically quiet, rather modest creations stuffed with billions and billions of words. Words that make us think. The very act of reading a handful in a row expands our knowledge bank far more than watching a trillion intelligence-insulting kids' shows. And that's certainly not a notion lost on the folks over at the Tucson-Pima Library, who this year are continuing their Children's Summer Reading Program with a pair of great themes. Aimed at sixth graders and below, Book A Trip to the Stars focuses on astronomy and space travel, black holes and outer space. But kids can also read anything that interests them, from mysteries and biographies to adventures. And, in addition to craft and writing workshops and musical events, kids will be awarded prizes for logging in reading hours. Enter the Reading Zone is geared for youths grades 7 through 12. Once in the Zone, teens are encouraged to read anything from car-repair manuals to historical fiction, and logging in hours can make them eligible for everything from Toros game passes to the grand prizes of a mountain bike or rollerblades. So switch off the boob tube and get the kids into some summer action that'll swell their brains rather than shrink them to wrinkled little prunes. Program runs from May 22 to August 2. For information, call the library branch nearest to you, or 791-4393. TINY TORQUE: Little people and tiny contraptions combine with the Quarter Midget Association, dedicated to introducing kids ages 5 to 15 to auto racing. And the name is quite accurate--these cars are actually one-fourth the size of their full-grown kin.
On Saturday, May 31, the association hosts races starting at
6 p.m. in the Park Mall parking lot, 5870 E. Broadway. Admission
is free. For details, call 489-8911.
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Not surprising, plenty of folks think the international fence--or
at least its current placement--is rather questionable, not least
among them members of the Tucson Xicano Coalition.
