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MUSEUMS
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.
Continuing through January 31: Territorial Christmas, a
recreation on Christmases past with antique toys, ornaments, decorated
trees and a traditional Mexican nativity scene. Continuing through
February 14: Pieced Connections: Traditions of Quilting.
Continuing: Geronimo and the Chiricahua Apache Experience,
a look at the many misconceptions and inaccurate portraits of
the Apache people. Continuing through March 1998: Step
Right Up: Patent Medicine in the Southwest. This exhibit will
focus on the role of patent medicines from 1870 to 1906, before
the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. The exhibit looks at
the trend toward self-medication to cure all kinds of ailments,
real and imagined, which was facilitated by a booming mail-order
business. Continuing through December 30: Angels of Restoration:
San Xavier, a photographic exhibit of the mission from the
AHS collection as well as a collection of photographs of the restoration
work currently underway. Ongoing exhibits include: Welcome
to Tucson, a perspective on the Orndorff Hotel circa 1900,
in which museum visitors become patrons in the lobby of the Orndroff
Hotel from Tucson's Territorial days. Emergence: The South
Park Story, 1940-1950, is a photo exhibit tracing the development
of the South Park neighborhood, located along Park Avenue south
of 22nd Street; and Exploring 1870s Tucson offers a hands-on
exhibit for children. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702.
The museum offers a daily variety of informative, entertaining
guided tours and walks. Take a Morning Bird Walk at 8:30 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays; a Live Animal Interpretation Tour at 8:30,
9:30, 10:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. daily; or a Raptor Interpretation
at 10:30 a.m. daily. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 12 and under. Group discounts
available. Cost is $45, $35 for members. Call 883-3022 for registration
and information.
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, east of University Boulevard
at Park Avenue. 621-6302. 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, featuring 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. Flandrau
celebrates the season with Holidays in Light, featuring
Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza music, at 8:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and 'Tis The Season,
a multicultural planetarium show exploring the many religious,
historical and cultural customs of the season, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Continuing
at the museum are: Under Arizona Skies at 3:30 p.m. Sunday;
kids of all ages will enjoy: The New Martians at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.;
and The Dinosaur Chronicles at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Also check out KFMA Laser Electronica, Flandrau's
newest laser-light show. Call 621-STAR for information.
FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. On
permanent display: The View From The Barracks, a photographic
exhibit allowing a look at the daily life of enlisted men in the
garrisons of the Southwest. And Surgeons, Scalpels and Malaria,
a photographic exhibit documenting army medicine during the Apache
Wars.
GADSEN-PACIFIC TOY TRAIN OPERATING MUSEUM. Foothills Mall.
7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. See and operate antique and contemporary
toy trains at this free museum Friday through Sunday during mall
hours. Call Bud Stewart at 749-0228 for information.
PIMA AIR MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. On display
are 185 military, commercial, and civilian aircraft, including
a full-scale mock-up of Kitty Hawk, a presidential plane used
by news media and JFK during the 1960s, numerous photos, air and
space uniforms and memorabilia. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with
last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors
and military and $3 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation
buffs under 10.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Visit
Wee World, created especially for kids ages 5 and under.
This unique exhibit contains many fun and colorful places for
young children to crawl and climb through. Make a lucky dragon,
a pine cone turkey, or craft a luminaria light at Saturday
Artworks from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a different theme
each Saturday. Have fun with volcanoes at Sunday Science from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy storytelling galore with Teens 'N Tots:
Literature, Learning, and Fun at 11 a.m. Saturdays, and 1
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is $3 for kids, $5 for adults and $4 for seniors.
During the After School Special admission is just $2 per
person, and the third Sunday of every month is free for all! Call
792-9985 for information.
DOCENT CALL. The Tucson Children's Museum is having a Docent
Training on January 12, 13, 19 and 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each
day. If you enjoy children and helping them learn new things,
this is the place for you! Call Mary Lynn at 792-9985, ext. 102,
for informaiton.
VETERANS MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road.
740-9429. Displays depict contributions made by area veterans.
Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Volunteer docents
needed.
YOZEUM. 2900 N. Country Club Road. 322-0100. Museum hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday. On display are all kinds of yo-yos, from styles popular
in the 1920s to current designs, and yo-yo memorabilia. The owner
of the museum is Don Duncan, Jr., son of the founder of Duncan
Yo-Yos. Groups and schools can call ahead to arrange for a tour.
Free admission.
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