SPECIAL EVENTS Upcoming TUCSON TIMES SQUARE. United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona hosts the second annual Tucson Times Square benefit dinner Saturday, February 17, at the Radisson Suite Hotel, 6555 E. Speedway, with music, dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Call UCP of Southern Arizona at 577-6979 for information. Events This Week PICTURE THIS. Tickets are still available for the UA Art Department scholarship fundraiser Picture This starting at 6:15 p.m. Friday, February 9. This black-tie event features cocktails, dinner and a live auction of a commissioned work by internationally renowned photographers. Tickets range from $100 to $150 per person. Call the UA Fine Arts box office at 621-3117 for tickets and information. GEM AND MINERAL SHOW. The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show's main public exhition continues February 8 through 11 at the TCC Exhibition Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets are $5 per day, free for children under 14, and are available at Dillard's and the TCC box office. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information. TUBAC FESTIVAL. The 37th annual Tubac Festival of the Arts continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through February 11 in the small arts community of Tubac, with live music, performances, wandering mimes and more than 200 arts and crafts vendors. Admission is free. Take I-19 south to Tubac, exit 34. Call (520) 398-9296 for information. OPEN-AIR MARKET. Experience the charm of a European style open-air market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday at Plaza Palomino, Swan and Fort Lowell roads. The gourmet food fair features fresh produce, herbs, coffee, arts and crafts, live music and more. Call 795-1177 for information. Out Of Town HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE. Bisbee's fifth annual Chocolate Tasting begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 10, at Central School, located in the heart of the Bisbee Historic District. Menu favorites prepared by local celebrities include: Millicent's Miracle Fudge, Gladys' Geriatric Gems and Death by Chocolate prepared by local pastry chefs. $5 donation benefits Friends of the Copper Queen Library. Call (520) 432-5421 for information. HEARTS FOR THE ARTS. The fourth annual Bisbee Hearts for the Arts Auction starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 10, at Central School, located in historic Bisbee. This is the perfect opportunity to select a Valentine object d'art for someone special. Works of various media have been donated by over 30 artists. Proceeds benefit the Bisbee Arts Coalitions. Admission is free. Call (520) 432-5421 for information. GOLD RUSH DAYS. Taste the flavor of the old west at the 48th annual Wickenburg Gold Rush Days February 9 through 11, throughout historic Wickenburg. This event, which celebrates the town's gold mining and ranching heritage, includes a Senior Pro Rodeo, Professional Bullriders "Gold Rush" tour, western dances, gem and mineral show, barbecues, mucking and drilling contests, horseshoe tournament and all kinds of food and entertainment. Call the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce at (520) 684-5479 for tickets and information. RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. Take a voyage back to the days of knights and chivalry at the Arizona Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace, continuing through March 24 at Gold Canyon Ranch west of Florence Junction. This 25-acre re-creation of a 16th century European open-air market features music, dance, comedy, food, drink, arts, crafts and jousting tournaments. Advance discount tickets are available at all Fry's grocery stores for $10.95, $3.95 for children. Children 5 and under are free. Admission is $11.95, $4.95 for children at the gate. Visitors to the Festival are encouraged to dress in costume. Take Hwy. 89 north to Florence Junction, and head west for seven miles on Hwy. 60/89 to the Festival gate. Call (520) 463-2700 for information.

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