LECTURES Events This Week APLOMADO FALCON: ENDANGERED SPECIES. University Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Sponsored by the Tucson Audubon Society, Alberto Macia-Duarte talks about the falcon's plight in the southwestern US and Mexico and Scott Wilbor talks about the Arizona Important Bird Areas Program on Monday, October 14 at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. DIGESTING THE WEST: CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN AFRICA. UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering auditorium. Northeast corner of Speedway Boulevard and Mountain Avenue. Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara from the UA Art History department, showcases the interconnections of the world through art on Sunday, October 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. FAMILY HISTORY. Bookman's on Ina. 3733 W. Ina Rd. 579-0303. Arizona State Genealogical Society presents an introductory lecture on how to put together a family history using documents you already have at home on Sunday, October 13 at 1 p.m. Repeat presentation takes place on Saturday, October 19 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Bookman's on Grant (1930 E. Grant Road). LEE FRIEDLANDER: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S PHOTOGRAPHER. Center for Creative Photography. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. Bill Jenkins talks about Friedlander's frequent use of an image within an image as the subject of his work on Wednesday, October 16 at 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with the current museum exhibit. Free. SAVING THE SONORAN DESERT. Sierra Club. 738 N. Fifth Ave. Carolyn Campbell of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection talks about the Desert Conservation Plan on Thursday, October 10 at 7 p.m. Free. Call 747-5078 for reservations. THE STATE OF WORLD JEWRY. Tucson Jewish Community Center. Dodge and River Rd. 299-3000.. Second installment of the 92nd Street Y Satellite Series presents a screened discussion with author Samuel Freedman and Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch and Orthodox Rabbi Yosef Reinman discussing Jewish unity and disunity on Tuesday, October 15 at 5 p.m. Free. WHAT MAKES A DESERT. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Peter Kresan of the UA's Department of Geosciences talks about the natural history of water in the Tucson Basin, our historic uses of water and recent issues surrounding groundwater and water quality on Tuesday, October 15 at 7 p.m Out of Town LAZY B. Western National Park Association Store. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. H. Alan Day, brother of US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner, and co-author of Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest, talks about their childhood on Wednesday, October 16 at noon. Free but reservations are suggested. Upcoming A WAR OF FIRE AND BLOOD. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Mark Santiago of the Space Center discusses Hugo O'Conor and Spanish military policy in the American Southwest from 1765 to 1790 on Wednesday, October 23. Lectures are $6 general, $5 AHS members, $3 students. Call for exact time and series schedule at 628-5774. ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF TUCSON. Atria Villa Campana. 6653 E. Carondelet Dr. Michel Sarda, president of the French Institute of Phoenix, talks about the life and works of Alexandre Dumas on Saturday, October 19 at 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. HOPI ART. Western National Park Association Store. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Author and photographer Helga Teiwes, former staff photographer for the Arizona State Museum, has documented contemporary American Indian culture since the 60's. A slide presentation about Hopi Art takes place on Wednesday, October 23 at noon. Free but preregister. SPACIOUS MIND/SPACIOUS HEART. Congregation Anshei Israel. 5550 E. 5th St. Rabbi Rami Shapiro discusses contemplative Judaism and the revival of the soul on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. Admission costs $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 745-5550 for information. WILD ABOUT WILDFLOWERS. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Horticulturist Bruce Evans offers tips and techniques for preparing planting beds, combining compatible species, maintaining long-lasting blooms and collecting viable seed for next year on Tuesday, October 22 at 2 p.m.