LECTURES

ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH. The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society celebrates Arizona Archaeology Awareness Month with lectures continuing through the month of March. Speakers Stephanie Whittlesey and Jefferson Reid present The Making of The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona at 7 p.m. Monday, March 24, at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Call 721-4309 for information. Speaker A. Trinkle Jones presents Stalking the Past at Petrified Forest at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Himmel Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave. Call 670-6501, ext. 239, for information.

ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES. Wilmot Public Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. 791-4627. The Tucson-Pima Public Library presents the Armchair Adventures lecture series at 1:30 p.m. Thursdays. On March 27, Joe Spatz presents Monumental Egypt. Call 297-9141 for information.

FLYING HIGH. Attention women with careers in aviation and aspiring aviatrixes: The Pima Air & Space and Titan Missile Museums present the Women In Flight conference Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23. There will be hands-on activities for young and old alike, as well as options in aerospace careers, lectures and more. Registration is $45. Call 574-0462 for registration and information.

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. Know your neighbors? Wish you did? Neighborhoods are designed for cars, not people. The Tucson Neighborhood Development Corporation is a group of people creating a new kind of neighborhood. Find out what it's all about at a free slide lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at Himmel Park Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave. Free childcare is available. Call 570-6052 for information.

LITERATURE & FILM. The University of Arizona Extended University presents Literature and Film, lead by Howard Allen, founder of Old Pueblo Playwrights and former Tucson Weekly film critic. The class will examine the way that words go from script to screen, viewing such films as The Maltese Falcon, Emma, Of Mice and Men, and Silence of the Lambs. Classes meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evenings from March 25 through April 29. Call 626-4444 for registration and information.

SAIL AWAY. The Tucson Sailing Club invites you to their next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, at O'Malley's Bar and Restaurant, 247 N. Fourth Ave. Tucson sailor/photographer Garry Morris will present an audio-visual program tracing his family's history in the Philippines from 1937 through World War II, and his return to his birthplace in 1984. Call Jerry Helm at 743-0519 for information.

SOLAR POWER. UA Environmental Research Laboratory. 2601 E. Airport Drive. The Arizona Solar Energy Association, Old Pueblo Chapter, meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20. Lane Garrett, ETA Engineering, and Jay Morrison of More Sun, Inc., will present a free slide-lecture on Photovoltaics and Their Use: Getting Your Electricity From The Sun. Call 883-8880 for information.

Upcoming

JEWISH CONFERENCE. The Judaic Studies Program at The University of Arizona hosts the third annual conference of the Western Jewish Studies Association, April 6 through 8. This will be the first international, interdisciplinary, scholarly conference looking at Women in Jewish Life and Culture. Registration is open to the public. Contact the Judaic Studies Program at 621-9114 for a conference program and registration information, or email your request to: dinnerst@ccit.arizona.edu.

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