Tucson Weekly: Museums (November 30

MUSEUMS

ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Continuing through February 12, 2001: Pieced Connections II is an exhibit of 12 historical quilts from 1840 to 1940 in a variety of patterns. Continuing through April, 200l: Crossroads: The Photographic Journey of Norman G. Wallace. Wallace's photos highlight railroad construction, rural life and historic sites during the Mexican Revolution. Ongoing: One Hundred Years of Fashion: Social History and Self-Image, a series of exhibits displaying accessories women tolerated for the sake of fashion. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. www.desertmuseum.org. Continuing through April 15: The Raptor Free Flight Program, featured daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., explores raptor habits and habitats and allows visitors to see these Sonoran Desert birds of prey engaged in unstructured activity. Barn owls, Harris hawks, American kestrels and peregrine falcons are among the birds on view. The museum ranks among the world's top 10 zoological sites, and features a large collection of native plants and wildlife. The museum also features a coati exhibit, pollinator gardens, a mountain lion exhibit and a hummingbird aviary among many other natural habitat displays. The new Ancient Arizona interactive exhibit recreates fossils and gives museum visitors a chance to see what ancient Arizona was like 100 million years ago. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 6 to 12 and free for children 6 and under. Group discounts are available. Call 883-3022 for registration and information.
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-6302. The museum's Native Goods Fine Art Gallery presents Painting Ways, an exhibit of work by Cherokee, Navajo and Hopi artists. The show ends November 30. The oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest, ASM promotes an understanding and appreciation of the indigenous cultural histories of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Ongoing: Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest explores the origins, history and life today of American Indians in Arizona and Northwest Mexico. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER AND PLANETARIUM. UA campus, University Boulevard east of Cherry Avenue. 621-STAR. The science center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, featuring a series of interactive exhibits and planetarium shows. Telescope viewing hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children under 13, and $4.50 for seniors.
SOSA-CARRILLO-FRÉMONT HOUSE MUSEUM. 151 S. Granada Ave. Walk in the footsteps of the pioneers and experience Tucson's history as guides lead you to more than twenty historic homes and sites throughout historic downtown Tucson every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon November through March 31. Walking tour fee is $5 for adults. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free. Call 628-5774 for information.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Bring the kids for a day of holiday crafts December 2 and 3 from 1:30 to 3 p.m., where they can make Southwest holiday luminarias. Dinosaur Canyon by Rob Meyer Productions features four life-size dinosaurs ranging from 8 to 30 feet in length. This new west gallery exhibit runs until 2003. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Admission is $3.50 for kids 2 to 16, $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for seniors. From 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, admission is only $2 per person. The third Sunday of every month is free for all.