LECTURESARIZONA LEGACY. 949 E. Second St. The Arizona Historical Society presents the summer lecture series Our Legacy: Reflections of Arizona Leaders. On August 6, City Councilmember Janet Marcus discusses Tucson's efforts to maintain its unique character as it moves into the future. Lectures are from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday evenings. Admission is $5 general, $3 students. Call 628-5774 for information.SPINE-TINGLING SPEAKER. Inn Suites Hotel. 475 Granada Ave. The Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute presents Dr. Terry Erwin of the Smithsonian Institution at 5 p.m. Friday, August 1. Erwin will present An Amazonian Hectare: How Many Species Can Squeeze In?, the keynote address for the fifth annual Invertebrates in Captivity Conference. A $5 donation at the door is suggested. Call 883-3945 for information. DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. New and established neighborhood and grassroots groups in Pima County--rural, urban or tribal--are encouraged to apply for small grants from PRO Neighborhoods. Eligible projects will use the talents of youth to improve the community. Applications are available at all branches of the Tucson-Pima Library or the Pima County Parks and Recreation facilities. Application deadline is at 4 p.m. Monday, August 4. Call 882-5885 for information. MORE FOR LESS. 5780 N. Swan Road. Want time to relax and still get things done? The S.I.M.P.L.E. (Simple Is More Pleasure, Less Effort) Life is designed for professional women who want more. Find out how to get it from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 6. Cost is $29, and lunch is included. Call 744-8731 or 577-6599 for information. RAPPORT BUILDER. Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. The Arizona Small Business Association presents Rapport Mastery, a free workshop from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, August 7. Hal Feinberg, motivational speaker and business consultant/trainer with Milestone Consulting leads you through this powerful, hands-on workshop designed to give participants the ability to establish an instant rapport with others and provide tools on how to maintain rapport and communicate with others. Call 886-6588 for registration. SUMMER FORUM SERIES. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Road. 299-6421. St. Philip's In The Hills, with the University of Arizona's Late Medieval and Reformation Studies division, continue their free, summer lecture series at 9 a.m. Sunday, August 3, with Hell on $6.66 A Day: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld. Call 299-6421 for information. VALUE WATCH. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. The Tucson Institute presents Who Decides American Values and Who Teaches Them?, with Richard Consgrove and Miklos Szilagyi, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 2. WHO ARE YOU? Learn valuable clues for researching your family tree from the Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson, with classes at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through August 31. Classes include: Introduction to Genealogy, U.S. Newspapers and Directories, Tracking Immigrants, Using Lineage Society Records, Computer Genealogy Chalk Talk and more. Classes are $8, free to members of Friends and Los Descendientes. Call 790-5444 for registration and information.
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