Tucson Weekly: Listings: Lectures (January 22

LECTURES
ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES. The Tucson-Pima Public Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 791-4391. The Wilmot Branch of the public library presents Armchair Adventures, a series of slide-lecture presentations by travelers who will take you on a journey back in time or around the globe. On January 22, join Jane Barton's "Drawn West: Illustrators Who Became Artists of the American West." On January 29, join Virgie Miller for "Art and Life of Bali." All presentations are free and begin at 1:30 p.m. Call 791-5647 for information.
Listings ART TALK. Tucson Museum of Art, Education Center Auditorium. 140 North Main Ave. 624-2333. The 1998 Art Talk series continues on Monday, January 26 with "The Terra Cotta Warriors of China: An Extravagant Investment in the After-Life", presented b Barbara Hodges; and on Thursday, January 29, join Edith Prescott for "Tucson Artists: Their Work and Portraits of Them by Their Colleagues." All talks are free and begin at 1:30 p.m. Call 624-2333 for information.
DARWIN AND DIVINITY. Newman Center. 1615 E. Second St. The Catholic Newman Center and the St. Albert the Great Forum on Theology and Science present Dr. Arthur Peacocke of Exeter College, Oxford University at 7 p.m. Friday, January 23. Peacocke's lecture is titled Welcoming the Disguised Friend: Darwin and Divinity.
DIVORCE SUPPORT. The Family Counseling Agency offers a free support group for people who are ending their relationships and adjusting to the single lifestyle. All groups are free of charge. Call 323-3952 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 January 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.
INFINITE WONDERS. UA Center for Creative Photography. 621-7968. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Join Tucson's first Poet Laureate William Pitt Root for a free lecture All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 27. Call 621-7968 for information.
QUICKIE HISTORY. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. Learn everything you've wanted to know about Tucson and Indian history-- but didn't have time to study, with the Historical Society's Quickie History series. On January 22 join Ann Parker for "A Quickie History of Southwestern Indians." The program will be repeated on January 24. On January 29, join Peter Booth for "A Quickie History of Early Tucson." The program will be repeated on January 31. Lectures begin at 8:30 a.m. On Lectures are $20, $15 for AHS members; a continental breakfast is included as well as an optional tour of the museum. Advanced registration is required. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by calling in advance. Call 628-5774 for registration and information.
SCULPTOR SPEAK. UA Museum of Art, located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Internationally-known African American sculptor Houston Conwill will lecture on his work at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, January 25. Conwill has been commissioned to do numerous public art projects through the United States. His works are also found in the New York Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County museum and the Schomberg Center in New York. Call 577-8518 for information.