Tucson Weekly: Listings: Kids (November 13

KIDS
BUILD-A-BIKE. BICAS Youth Underground Build-A-Bike program is an eight-session program for adults and kids, offering extensive hands-on training for basic bicycle mechanics. In addition to learning new skills, you'll also be helping your community by fixing up old bikes and getting them back on the streets. Students are required to complete a 25-hour apprenticeship and final exam to earn their first bicycle. Classes are from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Class tuition is based on a sliding-scale. Call 628-7950 for registration and information.
Listings CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL. Enchanted Desert Playgarden. 3238 E. First St. Families are invited to the Tucson Waldorf Education Association's fifth annual Craft Fair and Children's Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 15. Kids will enjoy puppet shows, music, hands-on activities, food and beverages; and parents will can peruse a variety of crafts and handmade toys. Call 325-5514 for information.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS. Outdoors Confidence offers a Basic Fishing Class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, November 16. Kids and parents are invited to learn the basics of fishing. Class is free, but donations are accepted. Call 884-9394 for registration and information.
STORYTIME. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. Join Clifford the dog for his Big Red Birthday Party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, November 15. Kids are invited for storytime, prizes, food, fun and a special appearance by Clifford. Call 881-6350 for information; or email http://theriver.com/the_bookmark.
TEENS & ART. Tucson Parks and Recreation Performing Arts Unit presents two new Teen programs: Teen Combo Ensemble, which incorporates both music and dance in a performance-oriented venue; and The Self-Esteem Theatre, offering an opportunity to create and perform original theatrical productions. Both programs are free, and are offered at two locations: Randolph Recreation Center, 200 S. Alvernon Way; and El Rio Neighborhood Center, 1390 W. Speedway. Call Michael at 791-4663 for information.
SCIENCE GLADIATORS. Science Gladiators 2000, a locally produced and recorded kids' science show, seeks contestants and kids to join the studio audience for future shows. Show airs on TCI cable Channel 61 at 6:30 p.m. Monday evenings. Call Janette Jaquish at 622-7856 for information.
Parents' Corner
CHILDREN TO CHILDREN. 3922 N. Mountain Ave. Children to Children is a grief support center for children and families who have experienced the death of someone they love. They provide support services in a caring environment, and currently have space available in their groups. Call 322-9155 for information.
PARENTING 101. Tucson Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence. 1230 E. Broadway. The Tucson Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence presents the following free classes to help give families an informed edge: BASICS (Building A Strong Independent Child) provides classes, activities, discussion and support for parents and their children, infancy through adolescence, with the goal of learning to help our children to be healthy, substance-free, and caring individuals. Classes meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays. Enrollment is open. Call Linda Yuguchi at 620-6615, ext. 22, for registration and information.
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS. Parents Without Partners, Inc., is an International, non-profit organization dedicated to the entire single parent family. They offer Saturday night dances, campouts, picnics, skating, meetings, potlucks, games, house parties, movies, hikes, volunteer and community service opportunities, and much more. Call 622-8120 for information.
YOUTH SYMPOSIUM. 1920 W. Rudasill Road. Colombia Northwest Medical Center and the Sonora Behavioral Health Network present a free Youth Symposium from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 18. Two lectures, Marijuana: A Slow Death for Our Children? New Information About a Misunderstood Drug, and Psychiatric Disorders in Children will be presented. Families, parents and professionals are invited to attend. Call 469-8700 for information.