LECTURES

ARIZONA LEGACY. 949 E. Second St. The Arizona Historical Society presents the summer lecture series Our Legacy: Reflections of Arizona Leaders. On August 13, Pascua Yaqui Tribal Vice Chairman Dr. Fernando Escalante discusses the challenges facing one of the most unique and important communities in Arizona. Lectures are from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday evenings. Admission is $5 general, $3 students. Call 628-5774 for information.

BALKAN PEACE GROUP. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. The Tucson Balkan Peace Support Group presents The Balkans in the Western Imagination, a short-film series, illustrating how Balkan people are represented in U.S. and Western European films. The series continues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, with a viewing of Four Friends, by Academy Award-winning writer Steve Tesich. Refreshments will precede the meeting. Call 623-8905 for information.

Listings CAPITAL CRUNCH. Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. The Arizona Small Business Association presents Looking For Capital In All The Right Places, clues to reducing the frustration and time spent looking for capital. This free workshop is from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, August 14. Call 886-6588 for registration.

PHILOSOPHY TALK. Himmel Park Library. 1035 N. Treat Ave. Ron Lancaster presents Peter Ouspensky and A Practical View of Man, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 12. This presentation looks at man's psychology from the point of view of four independent parts of the brain: Intellectual, Emotional, Instinctive, and Moving Centers.

VOLUNTEER POWER. University of Phoenix. 5099 E. Grant Road. The Tucson Nonprofit Council presents Volunteer Power: Recruiting and Utilizing Volunteers in Organizations from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, August 9. Cost is $8. Call Jean Lewis at 791-4393, or Elizabeth Salper at 886-6500, ext. 22, for information.

WHO ARE YOU? Learn valuable clues for researching your family tree from the Friends of Family History Land and Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson, with classes at 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through August 31. Classes include: Introduction to Genealogy, U.S. Newspapers and Directories, Tracking Immigrants, Using Lineage Society Records, Computer Genealogy Chalk Talk and more. Classes are $8, free to members of Friends and Los Descendientes. Call 790-5444 for registration and information. TW


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