Tucson Weekly: Listings: Lectures (March 19

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'll journey back in time and around the globe. On March 19, join Ruth Wright for "Cruise Through the Heart of Russia." All presentations are free and begin at 1:30 p.m. Call 791-5647 for information.
ARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH. The Library Lecture Series, presented by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, continues in honor of Archaeology Awareness Month. Kevin Wellman presents Archaeological Excavations at Rancho Vistoso near Calatina at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Dewhirst Catalina, 15631 N. Oracle Road., No. 199. Call 325-9194 for information. Harry Cuming gives a brown-bag talk entitled Yesterday's Tucson Today at noon Tuesday, March 24, at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Call 797-1064 for information.
Listings COLONIAL POLITICS IN MEXICO. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. University of Arizona doctoral candidate Michael Brescia discusses Mexico's ecclesiastical power struggles and contemporary politics, and their effect on the study of history, in Theft in the Archives, Graffiti on the Walls: The Politics of Memory in Colonial and Contemporary Mexico, at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14.
EL SALVADOR TODAY. Mollie Skousen-Sherps discusses her experiences and observations as a member of a Borderlinks Delegation to Latin America in El Salvador Today, presented at the Friends Meeting House, 931 N. Fifth Ave., at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21. The lecture is free. Call 622-5734 for information.
FAMILY DAY. The UA Center for Creative Photography, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue, presents Tales and Poetry of the Sea for All Ages, featuring storyteller Ron Lancaster and Tohono O'odham poet and UA linguistics prof Ophelia Zepeda. This companion program to the Sea of Change exhibition runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Call 521-7968 for more information.
FOLDED SPIRALS. UA Student Union. Attention teachers of young children: Going in Circles and Loving it! is a hands on workshop teaching the Folded Spiral method for teaching basic academic and social skills. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and class ends at noon. Cost is $59 and includes materials. Call (800) 378-8480 for information.
JOESLER TOUR. R. Brooks Jeffery, Curator of the Arizona Architectural Archives, leads a tour of Tucson landmarks designed by one of the city's most prolific architects, Swiss-born Josias Joesler. Featured landmarks on the tour include Broadway Village and St. Phillips in the Hills Episcopal Church. The tour leaves from Hacienda del Sol at 11 a.m. and returns at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Cost is $50 and includes a brunch buffet. Call 327-7235.
MOON BY DAY. The Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road, north of Prince Road and east of Tucson Boulevard. George Phar Legeler's fantasy wonderland is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted for the restoration of this Arizona Historic Site. Call 323-1331 for information.
OPEN DISCUSSION. Gay and lesbian Catholics both active and alienated are invited to share their ideas at a group discussion session at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at Madonna Hall near the corner of Campbell Avenue and University Medical Center. The event is sponsored by the Diocese of Tucson, Task Force for Ministry to Gay and Lesbian Catholics. Call Ernie Slaight at 721-2003; Stephanie Loughan, 881-3129; Terry McGuirk 623-5006; Ralph Brito 883-2513; or Cheri Jacobs, 571-8011, for more information.
OPTIMISM'S FLAME. Assistant professor of psychology and psychiatry at the UA College of Medicine, Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D., presents It Won't Happen To Me: When Optimism May Be Hazardous To Your Health. Caseworkers, mental health providers and laymen are encouraged to meet at the UMC DuVal Auditorium at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 23. The lecture is free. Call 626-6509 for information.
PLATICAS. Informal conversations hosted by local educators on the topic of bi-lingual education and charter schools will be held at El Centro Cultural de Las Americas, 40 W. Broadway, at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Call 748-8910 for information.
WARTIME ARIZONA. Arizona Historical Society Museum. 949 E. Second St. Learn more about Arizona's diverse and intriguing military history with the AHS spring lecture series, Wartime Arizona. Lectures are at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings. Free, lighted parking is available in the AHS parking lot on the ground floor of the UA Main Gate garage. Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation; requests should be made in advance. Lectures are $5, $3 for students. Call 628-5774 for information.
ZAPATIATAS ARE COMING. Spend an evening with Cecilia Rodriguez, U.S. Representative of the Zapatistas, as she explains the current crisis in Chiapas, Mexico, and the role of the U.S. in recent events. She presents The Zapatistas Are Coming at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Harvill Building on the UA campus. She repeats the lecture in Spanish at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center. For more information, call the Tucson Chiapas Hotline at 206-9391, or Latin American Studies at 626-8139.