MUSEUMS ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Ongoing: One Hundred Years of Fashion: Social History and Self-Image, a series of exhibits displaying accessories women tolerated for the sake of fashion. Carrillo's Chinese Gardens: The Chinese of Tucson features earliest arrivals in the 1870s through 1912 living at the base of A-Mountain and includes artifacts representing food preparation and service, recreation and health care. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Free admission. ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM DOWNTOWN. 140 N. Stone Ave. 628-5775. Buehman Downtown: A Photo Exhibit features three generations of Buehman Studio photographers and downtown Tucson sites continuing through April, 2003. History in the Heart of Tucson tells the story of downtown Tucson starting in 1550 B.C. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. University Boulevard and Park Avenue. 621-6302. Saturday, October 5 through April 30: Connections Across Generations: The Avery Collection of American Indian Paintings features nearly 90 paintings. Opening celebration on Saturday, October 5, features guided tours at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. and booksigning by authors of the exhibit catalog. Continuing through October 31: The Pottery Project: 20,000 Pots, 2,000 Years highlights the museum's American Indian pottery collection, recently named an Official Project of Save America's Treasures. Ongoing: Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest showcases the origins, history and contemporary cultures of southwestern indigenous peoples. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Suggested donation is $3. ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM AND TUCSON AMATEUR ASTRONOMY ASSOCIATION. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Local amateur astronomers share their telescopes to offer free public viewing of the attractions in Arizona's clear autumn night. Meet in the main parking lot of the museum at 6 p.m. and gaze at the stars until 11. Visit www.tucsonastronomy.org for more info. CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. Lauren Greenfield's Girl Culture,on view from October 5 to December 8, offers an intimate glimpse into the social lives and subcultures of modern girls and women. Lee Friendlander's The Little Screens, on view from October 5 to December 8, reflects an exploration of the American social landscape. Hours are Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends 12 to 5 p.m. Free admission. LIVING HISTORY TOURS. Fort Lowell Museum. 2900 N. Craycroft. Robert Hunter and Jim Ganas, in period costumes, lead you through the establishment of the fort and the arrival of the US Cavalry in free, one-hour tours at 10:30 a.m. through October 11 on Wednesdays and Fridays. Call 770-1473 for details. TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. On Paper: Graphic Works by Walt Kuhn features work by the master draftsman through October 13. therefore features southwest comtemporary images by Mayme Kratz and traces features photography by Carol Flax exploring aging and memory through December 1. The third Sunday of each month from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. is designated as Family Arts' afternoon. Museum hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. UA LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. Cherry Ave. at University Blvd. 621-6423. Paper, Paint and Ink: Selections from the Archives of Western Writers features galley proofs, letters and manuscripts of Diane Wakoski, Nancy Mairs, Annette Kolodny, Charles Bukowski and others through October 29. Viewing hours are Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. UA MUSEUM OF ART. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7567. Liberated Voices: Contemporary South African Art continues through October 13. At Risk: Depicting Danger, Hazards and Chance begins Sunday, October 6, and continues through January 26. Looking Back: Contemporary Portraits begins Sunday, October 6, and continues through February 9. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; closed Saturdays; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. www.desertmuseum.org. The museum ranks among the world's top 10 zoological sites, and features a large collection of native plants and wildlife. The museum also features a coati exhibit, pollinator gardens, a mountain lion exhibit and a hummingbird aviary, among many other natural habitat displays. The Ancient Arizona interactive exhibit recreates fossils and gives museum visitors a chance to see what ancient Arizona was like 100 million years ago. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 6 to 12 and free for children 6 and under. Group discounts are available. Call 883-3022 for registration and information. FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER AND PLANETARIUM. MarsQuest screens at 2:30 p.m. daily and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. More Than Meets the Eye: Under Arizona Skies screens 3:30 p.m. daily and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Weekday matinee shows cost $4; evening shows and weekend matinees cost $5. The science center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, featuring a series of interactive exhibits and planetarium shows. Telescope viewing hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission costs $5 for adults, $4 for children under 13, $4.50 for seniors. FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. On permanent display: The View from the Barracks, a photographic exhibit allowing a look at the daily life of enlisted men in the garrisons of the Southwest, and We Served at Fort Lowell, an exhibit documenting army life at the fort. MESCAL TOURS. Old Tucson Studios' sister city and primary filming location now offers tours every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every hour on the hour. Take a 45-minute guided photo and walking tour of the old Wild West filming town. Mescal offers no food, beverages, phones, running water, electricity or rest rooms. Tour is $8. Call 883-0100 for directions. PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. The museum regularly displays 250 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, including a full-scale mock-up of the Wright Flyer, presidents Kennedy and Johnson's Air Force One, the Super Guppy used by NASA, and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and military, and $4 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs under age 10. TOWN HALL MUSEUM. Old Tucson Studios' Town Hall Museum features exhibits celebrating the rich history of Arizona and the culture of the American West. A History of the Movies exhibit tells the story of a deserted landscape becoming America's premiere Western film studio. Experience 60 years of Old Tucson's movie history from John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart to Lenoardo DiCaprio and Val Kilmer. Photographs, costumes and movie posters tell an engaging tale of Old West action from Arizona's Hollywood in the Desert. In partnership with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, Old Tucson Studios presents Minerals of Bisbee. Museum entrance is included with park admission. Call 883-0100 for information. TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Dinosaur Canyon by Rob Meyer Productions features four life-size dinosaurs ranging from 8 to 30 feet in length. This New West Gallery exhibit runs until 2003. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Admission is $3.50 for kids 2 to 16, $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for seniors. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. VETERANS' MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road. 740-9429. Displays depict contributions made by area veterans. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Volunteer docents are needed. Out of Town THE AMERIND FOUNDATION. Dragoon Road off I-10 at exit 318. Dragoon. Anthropological research facility and museum features platinum photographs by Tucson artist Gary Auerbach plus portraits of contemporary Native Americans as well as ongoing exhibits and material from prehistoric cultures. Open seven days a week. Admission costs $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 kids 12 to 18 and free to kids under 12. Call 586-3666.