LECTURES

CO-HOUSING TALKS AND WALKS. 531 E. Roger Road. Find out how you can be a part of Tucson's TNDC Co-housing Community with co-housing architect Charles Durrett, as he gives a slide presentation from 7:30 to
9 p.m. Friday, May 29; or visit from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays for a site tour. Childcare and refreshments will be provided at the slide show. Call 570-6052 for information.

Listings COMMUNITY RESOURCE WORKSHOP. UA Main Gate Center. 888 N. Euclid Ave., Room 312. PRO Neighborhoods offers a workshop to help participants with identifying community resources and mapping assets. The workshop is held twice, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 28, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 30. Call 882-5885 for reservations and information.

CORPORATE WORKSHOP. Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. Gary Yamaoto and Alice Farmer present Building Alliances: Techniques for Taking Advantage of Business Opportunities for Growth and Income, a free workshop sponsored by the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Small Business Association. Workshop meets from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28. Call 886-6588 for information, or visit the website at http://www.asba.com.

DEATH PENALTY DEBATE. UA College of Law. Speedway and Mountain Ave. The Tucson Chapter of parents of Murdered Children and the UA College of Law sponsor a panel debate of the issues surrounding the death penalty at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. The debate is moderated by UA associate professor Bernard Harcourt, and is held as a part of Amy Zuckerman's Point of Fracture exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art. The event is free. Call 740-5729 for information.

DIVORCE SUPPORT. The Family Counseling Agency offers a free support group for people ending relationships and adjusting to the single lifestyle. All groups are free of charge. Call 323-3952 for information.

FAMILY TREE. Family History Land. 6061 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 128. Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson presents classes at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through June. Seminars include: Introduction to Genealogy; U.S Newspapers and Directories; Tracking Immigrants; Using Lineage Society Records; British Isles Court Records and Probate; British Isle Military Records; and Basics of Genealogy Research in the German Empire. Classes are $8.50, free to members of FHL and Los Descendientes. Call 790-5444 for registration and information.

GROWTH MANAGEMENT. Historic Y Theater, Fifth Avenue and University Boulevard. The Citizens for Growth Management sponsor a statewide petition drive for an urban sprawl initiative on the November ballot. The last local campaign strategy meeting is at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Sign up at the meetings, or call 792-6589 for information.

MYTHOLOGY SEMINAR. Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. Join Psychologist and storyteller Jonathan Young, Ph.D., as he discusses his new book SAGA--Best New Writings on Mythology, as well as his work as archivist for the late Joseph Campbell, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 31. Cost is $15. Call 577-3300 for information.

NOON ART TALKS. Tucson Museum Of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Join Cristina Cardeñas as she presents "How Colonial art Influenced My Work" at noon on Wednesday, June 3. Admission is free. Call 624-2333 for information.

RESOURCES FOR WOMEN. Join the Business After Hours Network for a twilight hike along Douglass Spring Trail from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Participants meet at the Ramada near the Visitor's Center at Sabino Canyon. Cost is $10 for visitors, $8 for RFW members. Donna Reed presents a Benefits of Networking workshop from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, at the RFW Center, 5210 E. Pima St., Suite 130. Workshop is free, but reservations are requested at least 24 hours in advance. Call 388-8810 for reservations and information.

TRAVEL TALKS. Plaza Hotel. 1900 E. Speedway. The Bernard Language School and The Sunbelt World Trade Organization present an information forum and breakfast to discuss the new summer Travel Language Series from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 2. The $9 fee includes a full buffet breakfast. Call 327-4844 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, preferably in advance. Lectures are $5, $3 for students. Call 628-5774 for information.

WIDOWED TO WIDOWED. Widowed to widowed offers free support groups to widows and widowers of all ages and lifestyles. Day and evening meetings are available. Call 884-4570 for information. TW


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