Tucson Weekly: Listings: Lectures (November 13

LECTURES
APACHE HISTORY. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. The Arizona Historical Society presents a lecture series entitled Beyond Geronimo: Apache History and Culture. The series concludes on November 19 with "Eskiminzen: Leader of the Aravaipa Apache People," with Jeanie Marion, historian, and Chesley Goseyun Wilson, storyteller and musician. Lectures are at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings. Cost is $5. Call 628-5774 for information.
Listings DOWNTOWN FORUMS. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. The Tucson Arts Council presents November's Downtown Forum at noon on Wednesday, November 19. The Pima Association of Governments shares their updated plan guiding decisions on roadway improvements, bus service, bicycle routes and pedestrian ways through the year 2020. Beverages are provided. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, ext. 21, 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 November 30. 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 AND HEALTH. The Arizona State Genealogical Society presents a Family History Health Seminar from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 15, at the Plaza Hotel Conference Center. Sara Richter Cox, M.S., Paul Duffey, M.D. and Barbara Salyer, C.G., will help in coordinating a chart of your ancestors' health histories so that you and your descendants may be aware of potential health problems. Call 296-1498 for registration and information.
THE MUSICIAN'S HAND. UA Music Building Room 162, on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Frank Wilson, medical director of the California School of Music at San Francisco, presents The Musician's Hand from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, November 14. In this free lecture, Wilson will present his latest research in working with musicians and performing artists, regarding the ailments connected with repetitive motion, over- and misuse associated with musical performance (and computer keyboard users as well). Call Gary Cook at 621-7023 for informaiton.
OUT OF THIS WORLD. Stellar Cellar. 3335 E. Grant Road. Set your sights high for What About U.F.Os?, the first in a free, 10-part lecture series, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 17. Call 881-7559 for information.
R.E.A.L. Multiracial and multiethnic individuals, couples, families and groups are invited to attend a planning session for a Southern Arizona Multiracial and Multiethnic support organization from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, in the UA Martin Luther King Student Center. Call 825-6754 for information.
SOUTHWESTERN HISTORY. UMC DuVal Auditorium. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society presents a lecture series on the history and archaeology of the Southwest. On Monday, November 17, join E. Charles Adams for a summary of his recent archaeological research at Homol'ovi I and Homol'ovi II, near Winslow. Lectures are free, and begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 881-0526 for information.
WOMEN BUILD HOUSES. Be informed, independent and environmentally friendly with help from Women Build Houses, a non-profit network dedicated to increasing women's access to building skills. They offer a host of sliding-scale classes, including greywater irrigation (household drainwater from sinks and showers), straw bale technology, eco-friendly household chemicals and cleaners, and passive solar design. Childcare is available. Learn to create beautiful, non-toxic finishes over adobe and straw bale at Natural Earth Plasters, Clay Paints and Other Finishes a two-day workshop, Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16. This hands-on workshop is limited to 16 people. Call 206-8000 for registration and a class schedule.