Tucson Weekly: Lectures (February 28

LECTURES
Events This Week
BLACK WOMEN AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN PHOENIX. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Matthew Whitaker discusses the role, history, migration and settlement of African American women in the Phoenix Black community since 1868 on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m.
BOTANICAL OBSERVATION OF HEALING HERBS. Herbalist Pam Hyde-Nakai and artist Catherine Nash explore the medicinal qualities of desert plants while creating a visual journal of observations on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The class costs $50. For details call 743-3980.
BUILDING AND UNBUILDING AN AMERICAN COLLECTION. Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Linda Muehlig, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at Smith College Museum of Art, talks about building the collection in conjunction with the traveling exhibit on Sunday, March 3 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call to RSVP for the talk.
EARTH AND ITS SYSTEMS OF LIFE. UA Kiva Auditorium. School of Education. Steve Van Matre, author and chair of The Institute for Earth Education, talks on the educational responses for both kids and adults needed to understand the relationships we have with the earth on Monday, March 4 at 7 p.m. For more information, call 621-7889.
RABBINIC KALLAH. Temple Emanu-El. A weekly series of lectures on books from the writings of the Bible, known as Ketuvim, is taught by different Tucson rabbis and continues through March 13. Cost for the entire session is $36. Call for details or to register at the Jewish Federation at 577-9393, ext. 121.
Upcoming
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Karen Hillson, Art Historian, discusses the work of Mary Cassatt and Impressionism on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. The lecture is free.
BLACK ARIZONA PIONEER. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. The life of Henry O. Flipper, a West Point graduate and settler of Mexican Land Grants in the 1800s, is discussed by Historian Jane Epping on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m.