Tucson Weekly: Listings: Museums (November 12

MUSEUMS
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. The Arizona Historical Society presents a fall lecture series focusing on medical history, at 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. See Lectures section for details. Continuing through January 31: The Influence of Oriental Rug Designs on Navajo Weaving. Continuing through December: The Arizona Rough Riders: The Cowboy Regiment. This exhibit looks at the pivotal role the Rough Riders played in the Spanish-American War, and the Riders' Arizona origin. Continuing through September: Un Tesoro de Plata: Spanish Colonial Silverwork. Drawn from works produced in the Viceroyalty of Peru, this exhibit explores the history and development of the silversmith's art in Spanish America. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Listings ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-6302. Continuing through December 31: Visions and Voices, an exhibit of over 80 portraits of American Indian students and faculty at The University of Arizona, by local artist Michael Shipman. Ongoing: The Hohokam: Ancient Farmers of the Desert, an exhibition on the irrigation systems, jewelry and ceramics of the early Hohokam people. Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest explores the origins, history and life today of American Indians in Arizona and Northwest Mexico. Mexican Masks: Faces of the Fiesta includes 300 colorful Mexican folk masks. Ancient Images: Plants and Animals of the Prehistoric Southwest features more than 100 examples of plants and animals in prehistoric art. Museum hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday, and admission is free.
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER. UA campus. 621-STAR. Breaking from its usual offerings, Flandrau hosts the controversial traveling exhibit "What About AIDS?", a ground breaking exhibition developed by the National AIDS Exhibit Consortium with funding from Centers of Disease Control and the National Institute of Health. Continuing through the end of the year, the exhibit presents medical research on HIV and AIDS within the context of clear and accessible public health messages. Personal stories of people affected by AIDS are also presented. Visitors may also give comments and write their own remembrances. Other exhibits include hands-on exploration of magnetism, electricity, gravity, momentum, puzzles, sound, minerals, astronomy, optics and more. Flandrau's newest laser light show 80s Night in Light, begins in October. Exhibit admission is $3, $2 for children 14 and under, or free with a theater ticket purchase. Telescope viewing is free. Daytime exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Evening hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Free telescope viewing hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Call 621-STAR for information on October planetarium shows.
TOWN HALL MUSEUM. Old Tucson Studios' new Town Hall Museum features three major exhibits celebrating the rich history of Arizona and the culture of the American West. In partnership with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, Old Tucson Studios presents Minerals of Bisbee. An expanded History in the Movies exhibit tells the story of a deserted landscape becoming America's premier Western Film Studio, and includes rare costumes, photos and movie posters. Shamanism, Magic and The Busy Spider tells the history of the Abenaki Indians through the artwork of their people.
Announcements
DOCENT CALL. Tucson Children's Museum. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. The museum is currently offering docent training. Interested individuals should contact Mary Lynn at 792-9985, ext. 102.