BULLETIN BOARD Events This Week CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK GROUP. Create new ways of thinking, looking at things and living together by putting spirituality into action. Meetings are held every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Groups are led by David Lajoie and Paula Deyoe at Inspired Design business office (Pima and Columbus). For details call 321-9924. CRYSTAL TONING BOWLS. Spirit in Action Center. 6979 E. Broadway at Kolb, Suite 125. Heidi Jurka offers a workshop about the rejuvenating effects of these vibrational bowls on your body and spirit on Saturday, August 24 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission costs $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Call 296-8252 for details. DESERT CRONES. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. Weekly meetings celebrate the aging process. A full moon drumming circle (held at Goddard Hall) takes place on Thursday, August 22. Call 790-8929 for details. ELECTION REFORM PLANNING MEETING. Tucson-Pima Public Library (Wilmot). 530 N. Wilmot Road. 791-4627. The Green Party of Pima County sponsors a meeting for citizens from all parties interested in enacting Instant Runoff Voting and/or Proportional Representation on Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. Call 795-0135 for details. FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING?. Coco's. Campbell between Glenn and Ft. Lowell. Sunrisers Toastmasters Club regular meeting takes place on Wednesdays at 6:15 a.m. to share ways to improve communication skills. For details, call 218-8890. FIBROMYALGIA AND ARTHRITIS SELF-HELP CLASSES. Arthritis Foundation Office. 616 North Country Club Road. 520-917-7070. Two distinct, interactive courses are designed to help people learn how to take a more active role in their health care management. Classes are ongoing and are free to the first 15 people to register or $35. Call 917-7070 for details. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS. Sierra Fitness. 5455 N. Kolb Rd. Grand opening celebration features blood pressure screenings every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Call for details at 577-9000. HEALING TOUCH. Spirit of Service Clinic. Free energy balancing, stress reduction, increased energy flow, self-healing and overall wellness are offered on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Other affordable primary health services are available on a sliding-scale. Call 622-2241 for appointment. HEALTH CARE OPTION: AN EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE SOLUTION. Arizona Small Business Association. 4444 E. Grant Road, Suite 119. Tammy Stoltz of Pima Community Access Program speaks about federally funded programs designed to help the business owner and/or employees on Thursday, August 22 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The breakfast workshop is free. Call for reservations at 327-0222. JIM KOLBE SPEAKS. Viscount Suite Hotel. 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. The congressman speaks at the Pima County Republican Club's luncheon on Tuesday, August 27 at noon. Lunch buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. and costs $8.50. For details, call 240-9900. LIVE FOOD POTLUCK. Living Community Center. 330 E. Seventh St. 623-0913. Join the Raw Food Network on Sunday, August 25 from 12:50 p.m. to 3 p.m. with your version of an organic, vegan raw food dish to share. Bring serving utensils and a $1 to $3 donation. Call 744-9039 for details. NATIVE AMERICAN IT. Viscount Suite Hotel. 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. The Information Technology Association meets with Diaz Oei, IT Manager for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe talking about the tribe's IT organization, on Tuesday, August 27 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. RSVP for the free meeting at 749-2527. NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING OFFERED. Spirit of Service Clinic. NLP serves as a transormational tool to bring changes to old behavior patterns, limiting beliefs and challenges to present-day solutions. Appointments are Thursdays between 9 a.m. and noon on a sliding-fee scale. Call 622-2241 for a session. NIA TECHNIQUE CLASSES. Living Community Center. 330 E. Seventh St. 623-0913. Learn to blend elements of dance, martial arts and yoga into an electric fitness form on Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. First class is free. Call 319-0595 for details. OLD TUCSON STUDIOS GUIDED TOURS. Old Tucson Studios. 201 S. Kinney Raod. 908-4806. Every hour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, experience the park scenery and relive movie history. The 45-minue tour costs $5 adults, $3 kids, 4 to 11, and free to kids under 3. Call 883-0100 for details. PHO NOODLE SOUP. Dao's Restaurant. 4689 E. Speedway Blvd. Learn about the Vietnamese dish on Saturday, August 24 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and sample the soup for $7. Call to RSVP at 323-3737. PUBLISHING WORKSHOP. Windmill Inn at St. Philip's Plaza. 4250 N. Campbell Avenue. Publishing expert Jeffrey Bowen covers the PR and marketing aspects fo the industry for authors and small publishers on Saturday, August 24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Preregister for the $50 workshop fee at 388-9840. SHAMANIC JOURNEYING CIRCLE. WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Connect with your intuition through the shamanic journey. All experience levels are welcome on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Donations are accepted. SNUGGLES FOR SENIORS. Humane Society of Southern Arizona. 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. People 60 and older are invited to adopt any cat or dog, 6 and older, for free through the end of the month. Visit the shelter any day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., view adoptees online at www.humane-so-arizona.org or call 327-6088. SPIRITUAL FREEDOM. Eckankar Satsang Society of Tucson prsents a free discussion on dreams, past lives and soul travel on Mondays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. through October 28. Call 237-3506 for details. SPIRITUALITY CLASSES. Join the Temple of Universality for on-going classes including a Course in Miracles, World Healing Meditation, Spiritual Unfoldment by White Eagle, Raja Yoga and Inner Vision. Classes are held Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at various locations including UA Pierce McCormick Bldg., Metaphysics World and other sites. Classes are free. Call 884-5340 for details. THE BLESSIINGS OF HAVDALAH. Northwest Jewish Life Center. Foothills Mall. Rabbi Zev Wellins discusses ritual and spiritual meanings of symbols marking the departure of Shabbat and the welcoming of a new week on Saturday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m. Call 615-3270 for details. TRANSFORMING ANGER WORKSHOP. Using Buddhist principles and the teachings of the Dalai Lama,S. Leonard Scheff offers lessons transforming anger on Saturday, August 24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Workshop costs $40 and proceeds benefit the Arizona Civil Liberties Union. Call for details on location and to register at 795-3166. TUCSON COIN CLUB MEETING. American Legion. 5841 E. 22nd St. Chuck Lewandowsky speaks on odd, curious and primitive coins on Tuesday, August 27 at 7 p.m. TUCSON SAILING CLUB MEETS. Elks Club. 615 S. Pantano Road (at Kenyon between Broadway Boulevard and 22 Street). Ashley Dixon offers tips on how the family must cooperate to succeed in a trip to South and Central America on Wednesday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. Call 299-5105 for details. WALKING TOURS. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Walk in the Park takes place on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8 a.m.; Birds of Tohono Chul takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 a.m.; Art in the Park takes place on Thursdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. WILDLIFE SENIOR DAY. International Wildlife Museum. 4800 West Gates Pass Road. 629-0100, ext. 336. Experience natural history for free on Thursday, August 22. The museum is air-conditioned and wheel-chair accessible. Enjoy films, have lunch at the Oasis Grille or browse the gift shop. You must be able to prove that you?re 62 or older. For more information, call 629-0100. Upcoming ARCHAEOLOGICAL PHOTOGRAPHY. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. 1000 E. Fort Lowell Road. 798-1201. Photographer Jannelle Weakly offers a two-day workshop on Saturday, August 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturday, September 7 from 7 a.m. to noon covering scientific photography techniques in the field and studio and a session at an archaeological site in Tucson. Cost for the workshop is $50 or $40 for Old Pueblo members. Call 798-1201 to register. OUTMATES SUPPORT. This group offers support to the family and friends of prison inmates. Topics include healthcare, visitation and education. The group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of every month at the Quaker House, 931 N. Fifth Ave. Outmates is a project of the American Friends Service Committee. Call 623-9141 for information. Announcements AIKIDO AND CONFLICT. Muse. 516 N. Fifth Ave. 903-0918. Neutralize conflict with the martial art that incorporates harmony, balance and non-resistance to defend oneself with fourth degree black belts. Classes are on-going for beginners through advanced students. Call 271-3874 for details. AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP. Cactus Flower Wellness Center. 5813 N. Oracle Road. 293-3751. Wellness practitioners offer support and suggestions for coping with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, lupus and other disorders on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Cost is $10 and $5 for each additional family member. Call for reservations, 293-3751. BOOK DONATIONS SOUGHT. University of Arizona Main Library. UA campus west of McKale Center and north of the football stadium. 621-6441. Friends of the University of Arizona Library want your books and book collections to be resold at its annual book sale in early 2003. Call 621-6431 for details. CHILDREN OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS GROUP. Meet for an informal discussion of issues of first- or second-generation children of Holocaust survivors. For dates, times and location, contact Marion at 546-6309. COMMUNITY GARDENERS. Join other garden lovers at garden spaces around the city one Saturday a month for a work party. Call 795-8823 for details or visit www.communitygardensoftucson.org. CONSIDERING DIVORCE. Tucson-Pima Public Library (Wilmot). 530 N. Wilmot Road. 791-4627. The program addresses paternity matters as well as emotional and legal aspects of divorce on families. Sponsored by the Family Center of the Conciliation Court. Meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For details, call 740-5590. DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Those interested in Arizona history and like working with kids are invited to become volunteer museum docents. The training classes meet on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning on September 10. Classes are free but materials cost $50. Call 628-5774, ext. 154 to register. FARMERS' MARKETS. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, vendors from "The Original Downtown Farmers Market" sell fresh breads, produce, salsa, tamales and local honey on the south lawn of the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. From 2 to 6:30 p.m. Fridays, vendors sell fresh produce and baked goods at the Lew Sorenson Tanque Verde Center, 11100 E. Tanque Verde Road. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Plaza Palomino's Market is held at 2970 N. Swan Road. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays the Rincon Valley Farmers Market is held at 12000 Old Spanish Trail from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pony rides are available from 10 a.m. to noon. From 8:00 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays in Oracle the Oracle Market Place/Artisans & Growers is held at Rancho de los Robles. On Sundays from 7 a.m. to noon at St. Philip's Plaza (River Road and Campbell Avenue), more than 20 vendors hawk similar wares and treats including Willcox produce, cage-free chicken, grass-fed beef and emu meat. Most Sundays, shop to live music beginning at 10 a.m. FREE BIKE REPAIR WORKSHOPS. Zuni Avenue Bike Club offers workshops and affordable used bikes for sale at 6044 E. 30th St. Call 514-0900 for details. FREE YOUR LIFE. Counseling Skills Center. 5099 E. Grant Rd. Counseling clients invited for weekly sessions with a student counselor who is professionally supervised. All sessions are private and confidential assisting clients with increasing self-esteem, resolving issues and building skills. Call for a free appointment at 881-6512, ext. 202. HELP ABANDONED ANIMALS. FAIR, the no-kill animal rescue organization, invites volunteers to help place animals in loving homes through adoption at PetsMart, Bookman's and other venues as well as to provide foster care until the animal is ready for adoption. Call 722-3553 for more information on upcoming trainings. JEWISH RADIO. Too Jewish airs on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on KTKT AM 990 hosted by Rabbi Sam Cohon with discussion, opinion and inspiration on topics such as music, arts, culture, cooking and comedy. For more information, call Temple Emanu-el at 327-4501. REIKI CIRCLE. Spirit in Action Center. 6979 E. Broadway at Kolb, Suite 125. Every third Saturday at 7 p.m., Davena Amick-Elder hosts a Reiki Healing Circle for anyone interested in experiencing hands-on healing energy. $5 fee is suggested. Bring a bottle of water to drink. For more information, call 751-7502. SABINO CANYON NATURALISTS. Sabino Canyon. needs volunteers to work in their desert ecology program. This is for people who enjoy working with school children, nature and the outdoors. Training begins in September. For more information, call Kent Jacobs at 749-1419. SAVE AN ABUSED ANIMAL. Castaway Treasures. 10905 W. Mars Rd. 682-7630. Stop by the sanctuary, donate cash or bags of horse and dog food, or volunteer to help abused or injured animals. TEACHING ARTISTS WANTED. Tucson/Pima Arts Council. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-9977. Apply for the Pima County Youth Arts After-School program by September 4. Call for information and application at 624-0595, ext. 19. VOLUNTEER GARDENERS. Farmacy Garden. 2450 S. Cottonwood Lane. 622-2241. The local urban, organic garden provides vegetables, fruit, medicinal and culinary herbs and flowers to clients of Spirit of Service Clinic. Interested volunteers are invited to garden on Tuesdays and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For details, call 622-2241. WIDOWED TO WIDOWED. Free support groups are available for widows and widowers of all ages and lifestyles. Day and evening meetings. Call for information at 884-4570.