SPECIAL EVENTSEvents This Week
WAREHOUSE WALKING TOUR. Tour the emerging warehouse district of the historic downtown arts district starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 11, from the lobby of the Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Tours last about one-and-a-half hours and cover approximately one mile. RSVP to 624-9977. Tour is free, and mainly outdoors. HISTORIC HOME TOURS. The Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House Museum, a branch of the Arizona Historical Society, offers van tours of the downtown historic districts, including Barrio Historico, Armory Park, Congress Street and the El Presidio neighborhood, from 9 to 11 a.m. the fourth Friday of each month. Refreshments will be offered after the tour. Cost is $12 per person. Walking tours of the downtown historic districts are also offered at 10 a.m. Saturdays, departing from the Carrillo House, 151 S. Granada Ave., one block south of Congress St. in the TMA Historic Block. The walking tour, which includes a slide show, is $4. Reservations are required for each of these tours, which will continue through March 29. Call 622-0956 for reservations and information. LOVE A PARADE. Now is the time to sign up your group or organization to participate in the 72nd La Fiesta de los Vaqueros parade, the world's longest non-motorized parade, scheduled for February 20, 1997. Deadline for entries is January 15. Call the parade office at 294-1280 for application information. |
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