What’s Happening

Tonight

Green Valley Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. at the SAV Building. Dale Lang, AA1SZ, will do a slide show and talk on PSK31. Also there will be discussions on the upcoming transmitter hunt and annual spring picnic. Information: President Ron Gross, AD7FV, 762-5847.

Saguaro Natural Park’s Green Valley lecture series starts at 7 p.m. at Desert Hills Auditorium. Dr. Paul Green, director of the Tucson Audubon Society, will speak on “A Tale of Two Cities: Why People will Shape the Future of Our Natural Environment.” Information: Sandy McMahan, 648-0054.

March 13

Caf/ Philo meets every Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Joyner-Green Valley Library. Marc Sautet, French philosopher, started an informal group in the Cafe des Phares in Paris in 1992. Information: Anton Schmalz, 399-2131.

Good Sam, Green Valley Roadrunners Chapter, has a breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. at Arizona Family Restaurant’s Patio Room. All RVers welcome. Information: Mike Eman, 625-8015.

Continental Vistas Property Owners Association board meets at 12:30 p.m. at the pool building. All CVPOA members invited. Information: Darlene Feil, 399-3760.

Valle Verde Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. at Green Valley Community Church, Esperanza and La Canada. There will be an update on UCSC. Information: Lynne Skelton, 625-8286.

March 14

Desert Hills 4 Homeowners’ board meets at 3 p.m. at Desert Hills rec center. All homeowners welcome. Information: Carl Town, 625-5329.

Widowed to Widowed meets at 10 a.m. at Green Valley Community Church, La Canada and Esperanza. Courtney Siglin will be the speaker. Lunch following at 11:30 a.m. at Florentino’s. Information: Toni, 399-0289; Connie, 399-0610.

Toastmasters of GV meets at 8:15 a.m. at First American Title Insurance Co. in the GreenValley Mall, west side. Arrive early to meet and greet. Friendly, diverse group wants friendly, diverse members. Information: Dr. Karen Taylor, 398-8402, or just show up.

NARFE meets at 12:30 p.m. at Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde. Lunch prior to meeting. Speaker and presenter will be Donna Carender from PCOA Older Adult Suicide Prevention. All members urged to attend. Information: Jackie DeHart, 207-0957.

Casa Community Center sponsors beginning cribbage classes at 9:15 a.m. The center is at 780 S. Park Centre near La Posada. No memberships, dues, and the group is not GVR. Information, driving instructions: Bill, 393-1062.

Green Valley Mall Spring Market today and tomorrow, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Miss Pima County, Sahuarita High School Band, Life Organ Club, Joe Bourne, TALGV Pet Pawrade, among the entertainers.

March 15

P.E.O. Reciprocity Council will have its annual spring tea at 2 p.m. at St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 600 La Canada Drive. Punky Griggs and Jackie Smith will present “Poetry Through the Years.” Members of local chapters, groups and guests, as well as unaffiliates are welcome. Reservations not required. Information: Betty Wismeyer, 393-0364.

Friends of Madera Canyon will have a Social and short hike for new and prospective members, 10 a.m. to noon. Group will meet at Proctor Canyon. There is canyon parking fee of $5. Refreshments and speakers from the U.S. Forest Service and the Friends. Information: Darren, 891-6235, Rozanne, 490-0652.

Society of Military Widows meets for luncheon, business meeting and program starting at noon at Davis-Monthan’s Officers Club. Information, reservations: Alicia Gonzalez, 886-1492.

Tumac‡cori National Historical Park will have a service of commemoration at 10 a.m. of the life of Father Eusebio Francisco Kino who explored and founded missions in Arizona and Sonora in the 17th century. Bishop Kirk S. Smith of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona will preside and preach. Public is invited. Information: the diocese, 602-254-0976, or the park, 520-398-2341.

Free Breast Cancer Forum sponsored by the Arizona Cancer Center will present the latest finding on diagnostic advances, therapies, clinical trials, prevention, genetic testing and more. Runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cancer center’s Kiewit Auditorium, 1515 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. Registration required. RSVP to 520-626-6401 or e-mail isloan@azcc.arizona.edu

March 16

Friends of Music presents the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Piano Trio at 7 p.m. at the Villages Rec Center, 400 W. San Ignacio (off La Canada.) Michael Fan, violinist, has performed around the country and plays in local clubs; Paula Fan, pianist, has performed extensively in the Far East, Australia, Europe and the U.S.; Nelzimar Neves, principal cellest of the TSO, is a native of Brazil and has performed throughout South America. The concert is funed in part by the Tucson Pima Arts Council. It is free but a donation of $10 per person would be appreciated. Information: Tom Hanselmann, 648-7375.

March 17

A support and bereavement group will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Prestige Assisted Living, 1175 S. Abrego Drive. Staff from Valor HospiceCare and Palliative Care will be leading the group. Information: 399-0200.

Spring Break Camp for children 6 through 13 is sponsored by Arizona Scrapbook today through March 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch provided. Information: 393-7755.

March 18

Valley Players will host a open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at East Center to introduce interested GVR members to the Players’ opportunities. GVR photo ID required. The regular monthly meeting will follow the open house.

Friends of the Santa Rita Experimental Range will present a lecture at 6 p.m. at East Center by Mitchel P. McClaran, director for research at the experimental range. He will describe the vegetation on the Santa Rita Range, how it changes through the seasons and has changed over the past 100 years. A field trip to view and discuss the vegetation and wildflowers will take place the next day. Information: Malcolm McGregor, 625-9355.

March 19

Tri State Club meets at 5 p.m. at West Center. There will be a catered dinner of baked ham, followed by entertainment by Maguire Academy of Irish Dance. Reservations due by March 13. Club is open to all GVR members who live or have lived in New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania. Information: Gary Kissinger, 625-2204, or K Curtis, 625-2394.

March 22

New England Club meets at West Center. Social at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner catered by Arizona Family Restaurant. Entertainment includes the Green Valley Aires (barbershop). Cost $17 for members, $20 guests. Club is open to any GVR member who has lived in any of the six New England states. Information: Bob Call, 648-3415, or e-mail Thenewenglandclub@juno.com

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