KIDS

BIG AND BUGGY. Help Willy Knowit try to win the quiz, "What Bugs You." Ooh and aah at Mother Nature's fashion show. Rock to the "I'm a Cockroach Blues." You can do all these things and more when It's A Really Bug Show! comes to the Reid Park Zoo on Sunday, November 17. The show will be presented at 1:00 p.m. in the zoo's Main Plaza. This show is free with regular zoo admission. Admission to the zoo is $3.50 for adults, 75 cents for children ages 5-14, and children under 5 are free. The zoo's Sunday hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

EARTH AND SKY. Calling all budding young radio producers and scientists: submissions are being accepted for the Third annual Earth And Sky International Young Producers Contest. Students will be vying for prizes from Sea World/Busch Gardens with their own radio segment. KXCI, who airs the national Earth and Sky program, will be working with the Tucson Unified School District as well as other youth-serving agencies. Call 623-1000 for an information packet. Deadline is December 1.

STORYTIME. The Haunted Bookshop. 7211 N. Northern Ave. 297-4843. Join Karla J. Champan for a reading of the adventures of AZ the gecko from her book AZ Gecko's Monsoon Adventure at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 16. Refreshments will be served.

WOW! Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and others introduce urban children to the Wonderful Outdoor World (WOW) overnight camping program. Once a month for the next several weeks, Parks and Recreation counselors will set up camp in urban settings and let children experience the excitement of hiking, camping and fishing--right in their own backyards. Call 791-4873, ext. 142, for information.

Parents' Corner

CENTERS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. The Tucson Centers for Women and Children offers educational workshops on domestic violence and weekly support groups. Call 795-4266 for information.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Children To Children, a non-profit grief support center for children and their families, needs volunteers to train as support group facilitators. Our next volunteer training begins soon. Call 322-9155 for information.

THE PARENT CONNECTION. 5326 E. Pima St. 321-1500. Help new families get off to a good start. Use your time and talents to work with newborns and their parents. Volunteers are needed to offer support, advice, and a caring ear to new parents. Comprehensive training provided. Call Sheryl Thomasson at 321-1500 for more information.

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