Tucson Weekly: Lectures (April 19

LECTURES
Events This Week
ART LECTURE. Randolph Center Performing Arts Building Photo Lecture Room. 200 S. Alvernon Way. How Does My Art Become is a free lecture and panel discussion moderated by Betsy Farmer April 20 at 7 p.m. Artists on the panel include Curt Dornberg (weaving, book and box-making), Myra Rees (clothing design), Kathy Roberson (clay sculpture) and C.J. Walter (jewelry). For more information call 791-4063.
EXPLORING NEW ZEALAND. PCC Community Campus. 401 N. Bonita. 206-4528. John Dell pitches an upcoming study tour, Hike and Explore New Zealand's North and South Islands, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. The tour is scheduled for January 12-26, 2002. Admission is free.
FENG SHUI. Bookman's Used Books. Ina Road. 401-0626. Learn to apply the principles of feng shui with Jane Jung to enhance/find love and relationships April 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The lecture is free. Call 401-0626 for more information.
GARDENING LECTURE. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Horticulturist Bruce Evans presents Architectural Elements in the Garden April 19 at 2 p.m. Evans offers ideas for extending your home into your garden and creating inviting "outdoor" rooms. Cost of the lecture is $2 for members and $4 for non-members. Call 742-6455 to reserve a space.
HOHOKAM ARCHAEOLOGY. UA English as a Second Language building, Room 103. Recent archaeological work has provided substantial new information about early farming villages in Southern Arizona. This course provides an opportunity to hear from archaeologists who have conducted or are currently working several of the major excavations that are reshaping our view of the Hohokam. The first class--The Early Development of Southwestern Villages--presented by Jonathan Mabry, explores characteristics of Hohokam villages that can be traced back to the first villages of the region. The class, which meets April 24 and May 1, 8 and 15 from 7 to 9 p.m., ranges in price from $10 to $40. Advance registration is required. Call Laurie Webster at 325-5435 for information and to register.
JUDAIC STUDIES. 816 E. University Blvd. The Shaol Pozez memorial lecture series presents Lawrence Baron discussing Christianities of Complicity and Compassion: Religious Reasons for Persecuting and Protecting Jews During the Holocaust April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 206-9748 for more information.
SAILING CLUB. Elks Lodge. 2404 E. River Road. 529-6553. Gerry Cunningham, cartographer, chart-maker and author, presents a slide show titled Sailing The Midriff Islands of the Sea of Cortez April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
SUICIDE. University Medical Center DuVal auditorium. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 886-6046. Part of the Unresolvable Losses series by Patti Harada, this lecture addresses symptoms of suicidal trance, appropriate intervention actions and the grief of those who are the survivors of suicides. The lecture takes place April 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door.
TLAKAELEL. St. Francis in the Foothills. 4625 E. River Road. Mexica-Tolteca elder and healer Tlakaelel discusses ceremonial and medicinal plants, the oral tradition of Mexico, cosmology of the Aztec/Toltec calendar and more April 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and April 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. Donations are suggested to help Tlakaelel continue his work. In addition, Tlakaelel appears at El Rio Neighborhood Center, 1390 W. Speedway Blvd., April 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information or private sessions call Lanny Lewis at 529-2686.