MUSEUMS Events This Week ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. 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. CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. Lee Friedlander: The Little Screens features 1960's cultural imagery hauntingly portrayed on TV screens; Girl Culture features the photography of Lauren Greenfield and documents the pressures of growing up female in the US. Both shows continue through December 8 with lectures, video screenings and panel discussions. Museum hours are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Through May 18, 2003: Common Ground: Contemporary Native American Art from the Permanent and Private Collections features work by Fritz Scholder, Dean Narcho, Emmi Whitehorse, Mario Martinez and Kay WalkingStick. therefore features southwest comtemporary images by Mayme Kratz and traces features photography by Carol Flax exploring aging and memory through December 1. Museum hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. UA MUSEUM OF ART. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7567. At Risk: Depicting Danger, Hazards and Chance continues through January 26. Looking Back: Contemporary Portraits 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. 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. Announcements 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.