BULLETIN BOARD Events This Week A TASTE OF THE DESERT. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Discover the edible and useful plants of the Sonoran Desert on the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.; Family Ed-ventures takes place on the second Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. for the kids to explore the Park; and The Great Xeriscape unearths tips for using native and arid-adapted plants in water-saving landscapes on the third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. AFRICAN VIOLET SALE. El Con Mall. Broadway Blvd. Tucson African Violet Society hosts its Fall sale and display on Saturday, September 21, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, September 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Center Court. Demonstrations about care and and sale of various plants are featured. Call 663-6006 for details. ALLIANCE FRANCAISE MEETING. Villa Campana. 6653 E. Carondelet Dr. First meeting of the season takes place on Saturday, September 21 at 2 p.m. to share souvenirs d'ete 2002. Free and open to all. Call 327-3279 for details. ART & SALVAGE. Bicas. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Workshops are offered Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon, to explore the art of recycled materials. Robot making takes place on September 21 and 29. It's jewelry-making in October with spare bike parts taught by Leslie Newman, plus classes on lamps, clocks and more. $7 for kids, $15 for adults includes all materials. Work trade and sliding scale rates available. BIKE REPAIR. Bicas. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Community workshops for all ages are offered in September. Learn how to make belts for your bike on Saturdays through September 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. Classes cost $7 for children, $15 for adults and includes all materials. CHEROKEE EDUCATIONAL SERIES. Apollo Middle School. Cherokee Alliance of Southern Arizona sponsors a monthly series for people of Cherokee descent and others interested in learning about culture and tradition on Tuesday, September 24 (for women) and Tuesday, October 8 (for men) at 7 p.m. Call 557-0540 to reserve a space. 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. DOWNTOWN HOUSING DESIGN. Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. Residents, developers and business owners are invited to an interactive presentation with national design leaders to create a vision for downtown housing in Tucson on Thursday, September 19 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Call 791-4123 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. HOMESCHOOLING INFORMATION MEETING. Tucson-Pima Public Library (Nanini). 7300 N. Shannon Road. Presented by members of Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers, the free meeting takes place on Sunday, September 22 at 4 p.m. Call 883-1543 for details. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Viscount Suite Hotel. 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. Chief Information officer Sepcial Insterest Group for IT Directors or Managers meets on Tuesday, September 24 from 7 to 9 a.m. RSVP for the free ITASA meeting at 749-2527. MAJORITY RULES, EVERYBODY WINS!. Northwest Neighborhood Center. 2160 N. Sixth Ave. Citizens interested in learning about and enacting Instant Runoff Voting and/or Proportional Representation on the local, county and state levels are invited to the first meeting of this new organization on Thursday, September 19 at 7 p.m. Clal 981-3669 for details. PREHISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. 1000 E. Fort Lowell Road. 798-1201. Dr. Courtney Rose teaches a three-session introductory class on pre-European history of the American Southwest beginning on Saturday, September 21 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee for the three Saturdays is $45 ($36 for members). Register at 798-1201. SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES FOR WOMEN. ZUZI Move It! Studio. 738 N. 5th Ave. Learn basic Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do moves that increase your safety and self-confidence while preventing attacks. Women Builders hosts Tuesday workshops beginning September 17 and continuing through October 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. Free but donations accepted. Call one week ahead to register at 206-8000. 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. SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church. 3809 E. Third St. David Eisenberg and the Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) present information on the negative impacts of industrial building systems and offer green alternatives on Monday, September 23 at 7 p.m. Call 624-6628 for details. TRADITIONAL POTTERY MAKING. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. 1000 E. Fort Lowell Road. 798-1201. Ceramist John Guerin offers a Level 1 workshop on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning September 22 and continuing for seven weeks. Includes field trips to dig for clay. Pre-register for the $69 workshop at 798-1201. VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLL DEMO. Dao's Hunan. 4689 E. Speedway. 323-3737. Learn how to wrap aromatic herbs and ingredients into the traditional fresh rolls on Saturday, September 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. $10 per person includes two rolls and a soda. Call 323-3737 for reservations. WALK IN THE PARK. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. New hours and tours include: Walk in the Park on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Birds of Tohono Chul Park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m.; Art in the Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. Out of Town ADOPT A WILD HORSE OR BURRO. Santa Cruz County Fair. Sonoita. The Bureau of Land Management offers male burros for a reduced adoption fee plus a companion animal for an additional reduced fee at the fair on Friday, September 20 through Sunday, September 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call for information on the special adoption programs as well as competitive auction at 258-7240. Upcoming 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. UNDERSTANDING YOUR PLACE IN THE MARKET. Arizona Small Business Association. 4444 E. Grant Road, Suite 119. Success depends on what is happening in the larger market. Learn how you can take advantage in a presentation by Jeanette Studer of Pima Community College on Thursday, September 26 from 8 to 10 a.m. Free to ASBA members, $10 for non-members. Call 327-0222 for reservations. 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. 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. DIAPER DRIVE. Family Maternity Clinic. 5577 N. Oracle Rd. Casa de los Ninos is in need of dipers in sizes 5 and 6. Bring them to the clinic or call 293-1310. 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. FIRST AID CLASSES FOR ANIMAL COMPANIONS. Humane Society of Southern Arizona. 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. Learn what to do, what to look for and what to avoid in the event of a pet emergency. Classes take place through October 27 and cost $25. Register by calling 321-3704, ext. 168. 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. 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. REGISTER FOR THE AIDS WALK. The walk takes place on October 20 at Rillito Downs, produced by the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. Call them for information at 791-WALK (9255). 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. SENIOR ACTIVITIES. Tucson Jewish Community Center. Dodge and River Rd. 299-3000.. Mondays, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., it's free movies and popcorn; Tuesdays and Thursdays, it's the Bridge Club from 1 to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays it's Open Mah Jongg from 1 to 4 p.m.; Thursdays, it's Young at Heart discussions and lectures from 10 a.m. to noon. Fees are free for JCC members and $2 for non-members unless otherwise noted. 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. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. 40 N. Swan Rd., Suite 45. Spend a few hours per week with someone who is lonely, isolated and has a mental illness. Six hours of training is required to be part of the Heart to Heart Program. Call 622-5582 for details.