LECTURES Events This Week A DESERT TREK. Summit Hut. 5045 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-1554. La Ruta de Sonora and the Sonoran Institute present a free slide show April 27 at 8 p.m. A Desert Trek to the Sea explores affordable, sustainable and unique travel experiences throughout Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico. Learn about the biological and cultural diversity in our own backyard. JIM HIGHTOWER. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Populist Jim Hightower, author of If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us Candidates, speaks his mind at a Primavera Foundation benefit May 5 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening filled with straight-talking, anti-establishment fun. Tickets for the event are $25 each and may be purchased at Antigone Books, Silverbell Trading and Readers' Oasis. Call 882-5383 for more information.

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