Tucson Weekly: Lectures (July 27

LECTURES
Events This Week
AZ 4 NORML MEETING. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. The AZ 4 Norml chapter meeting Get the Truth gets started at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 1. Call 323-2947 for information.
COLD WAR IN THE OLD PUEBLO. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. Dr. David Stumpf of the Titan Missile Museum and the University of Arizona discusses Was Tucson Expendable During the Cold War? from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, as part of the Cold War and Hot Politics in the Old Pueblo Summer Lecture Series. Admission is $6, $5 for AHS members and $3 for students. Call 628-5774 for details.
COMMUNICATION TIPS. Borders. 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Learn effective listening and communication techniques during a discussion led by Ann Marie Sullivan at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27. Admission is free.
OUTMATES SUPPORT. This group offers support to the family and friends of prison inmates. Topics include healthcare, visitation and education and meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 28, at the Quaker House, 931 N. Fifth Ave. Outmates is a project of the American Friends Service Committee. Call 623-9141 for information.
TOTAL HOMES SEMINAR. Holiday Inn. 181 W. Broadway Blvd. John Tooley, designer and builder, leads a free discussion on constructing more energy efficient homes from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27. Call 884-3962 for information and reservations.
TUCSON ARTS BRIGADE. 901 N. 13th Ave. Local community mural group TAB offers the experiential arts workshop series Radical History: Arts and Popular Education at 6 p.m. every Thursday through August 17. This week's topic is Women and the Peace Movement. Admission is $2 per class. Call 388-9553 or e-mail artbrigade@aol.com for information.
TUCSON COMPUTER SOCIETY. Potential members of the society are invited to attend a series of meetings during a free three-month trial period. The Hardware group meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 2 at the Tucson Computer Society, 4444 E. Grant Road. General meetings are the third Tuesday of each month. Call 325-2113 for information.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Borders. 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-9993. Kids and adults can share in a discussion of favorite movies with film critic Vernon Neal from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29. Admission is free.
Announcements
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION. 616 N. Country Club Road. The Foundations hosts a 6-week Arthritis Self-help Course to make living with arthritis easier from 6:30 to 9 p.m. September 27 through November 1. Topics include exercise, medication, managing depression and pain among others. Admission is $35 and includes textbook and materials. Call Diane at 917-7070 for registration and information.
FAMILY HISTORY LAND. 6061 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 128. The Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson offer a variety of seminars at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in July. Seminars include Methods, Forms and Organization, Using the Soundex, and U.S. Vital Records. Classes are free to members, $9.50 for non-members. Call 790-5444 for information.