Tucson Weekly: Listings: Lectures (October 2

LECTURES
ABOUT ARCHITECTURE. Build up your architecture knowledge at the following free lectures: Architects David Shambach and Steve Bohn present What Most Homeowners Want To Know About Home Addition and Remodeling at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, at the Wilmot Library. Enrique Norten, prominent Mexico City architect, talks about his work at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, at the UA Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering building. Learn more about straw bale building at a free lecture with Judy Knox from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, October 11, at the Wilmot Library. For information on these, and other architecture happenings during Architecture Week, call 622-6248.
ART TALK. Tucson Museum of Art Education Building. 140 N. Main Ave. 623-2333. Join Gary Williams for a discussion on Grand Canyon Cowboys at noon on Wednesday, October 8. Call 623-2333 for information.
Listings COMMON SENSE FORUM. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. Join the Common Sense Forum from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 4. The Forum, a nonpartisan, nondenominational citizen's discussion forum, which searches for the root causes of, and possible solutions to, the significant issues facing our society. Enjoy heavy discussion with light refreshments.
COLORADO RIVER WILD. Marriott University Park. 880 E. Second St. Join Defenders of Wildlife for an exploration of man's transformation of the lower Colorado River on Saturday, October 4. Representatives from the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the Environmental Research Lab, Mexico's National Institute of Ecology, and others will present lectures and informative talks beginning at 6 p.m., followed by a free cocktail reception at 6:30. A screening of An American Nile and The Last Oasis, from the PBS series Cadillac Desert, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Call Defenders of Wildlife at 578-9334 for information.
FAMILY TREE. Learn valuable clues for researching your family's heritage 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 October 31. Classes include: Basics of Genealogy Research in the German Empire, British Isles Court Records and Probates, Introduction to Genealogy, U.S. Newspapers and Directories, Tracking Immigrants, and more. Classes are $8.50, free to members of Friends and Los Descendientes. Call 790-5444 for registration and information.
HISTORY CLASS. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. The Arizona Historical Society begins its Quickie Courses in Southwestern History series with A Quickie History of Southwestern Indians October 9. Course will present the origin stories and histories of various tribes, as well as examine contemporary issues. The second lecture, A Quickie History of Early Tucson, a look at Tucson history from the Spanish presidio days, is October 16. Lectures meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays. Cost is $20, $15 for AHS members; continental breakfast included. Pre-registration is required. Call 628-5774 for registration and information.
SONORA. The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society presents Sonora. This six-week short course will focus on the people, cultures and land of Sonora. Lectures will be given by distinguished scholars in archaeology, anthropology and history. Lectures meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evenings, October 9 through November 13. Cost is $49, and pre-registration is required. Call 326-6709 for registration and information.
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. All are welcome to attend the Women For Sustainable Technologies Conference Sustainability Is In Our Hands from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 4. This hands-on opportunity will lead you through: building straw bale benches, organic gardening, herbal remedies, sustainable business opportunities, and alternative forms of transportation. Also get the scoop on weatherizing your home, using electric tools, recycling, water harvesting and bicycle repair. Call 690-6356 for registration and information.
TAX TALK. Wilmot Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. Del Walth of the Arizona Department of Revenue leads a Small Business Tax Workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, October 8. Walth will cover: transaction privilege tax, office use of the home, mileage and depreciation, and other useful topics. Registration is required. Call 791-4627 for information.
WHOSE MT. GRAHAM. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. Join Mike Davis and Ola Cassadore of the Apache Survival Coalition at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 7. They will discuss Mt. Graham, sacred to the Apache, and the struggle to protect the land from telescopes. There will also be a slideshow by Dr. Robin Silver. 7 p.m Call 623-5252, Ext. 303, for information.