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POOH PARTY. Barnes and Noble hosts a Winnie-the-Pooh party at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at 5480 E. Broadway. Children will play games, eat cake and read about Pooh's adventures in the 100 Acre Woods. Call 745-9822 for reservations and information.

MUSIC CLASSES. Music classes of all levels and types are offered at the Desert Dove School of Music, 6163 S. Midvale Park Road. Beginning and intermediate band, guitar and preschool/interactive music classes are now forming. Call Judith Richardson at 888-3352 for information.

Parents' Corner

ANGEL AMONG US. Project YES celebrates the grand opening of the Project YES Angel Family Center at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at 100 W. 37th St. Presiding Juvenile Court Judge Nanette Warner is the keynote speaker. Angel Charity of Children Foundation donated the funding for the facility, which will serve children, youth and families through tutoring, mentoring, gang prevention, youth leadership, sports leagues and parenting education. Call Project YES at 884-1602 for information.

F.E.M.A.L.E. Formerly Employed Mothers at the Leading Edge is a network of moms who have taken a break from their careers to be at home. Tucson has two chapters, northwest (529-8314) and central (325-6617). Chapters offer regular meetings, playgroups, Mom's Night Out activities and meals for new mothers. The central chapter meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, in the Rincon Room of the Alamo building at TMC, 5301 E. Grant Road. Nutrition educator Brooke Derstine discusses nutritious snacks at the March 27 meeting.

PARENT TALKS. Lineweaver Elementary School hosts Parent Talks, a series of free presentations from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday evenings beginning March 21 and continuing through June 13, at 461 S. Bryant. The presentations allow families free access to parenting experts and other professionals from the Tucson community. Childcare is provided by Center for the Difficult Child. Call in advance to reserve space. Call 745-3922 for childcare and information.

FAMILY FORUMS. Family Forum and Community Forum are free, ongoing classes which meet at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday at St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., in the Vestry Room. Family Forum offers frank discussion about families, children and parenting. Call 299-6421 for information.

PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS. Parents Without Partners, a support organization for single parents, meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 2447 N. Los Altos Ave., Chapter Hall No. 45. Call 622-8120 for information.

THE PARENT CONNECTION. The Parent Connection, 5326 E. Pima St., offers a variety of educational and support services for families. The program's core is its Parent/Child Play program, which brings parents and children together for activities geared toward the social and physical development of infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The program provides instruction and discussion on communication, setting limits and nurturing for young children. The Parent Connection also offers a meeting site, library, indoor/outdoor play areas and referral to community resources for families. Additional class and lecture series and support groups are available. Call 321-1500 for registration and information.

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