SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE. The UA Hillel Foundation hosts this
seventh annual conference February 15 through 19. The opening
event is a memorial vigil starting at noon on Monday, February
15, on the UA mall. Call 624-6561 for more information.
FOOD FAIR. Visit Plaza Palomino, on the corner of Fort
Lowell and Swan roads, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays for
their gourmet food fairs. There are more than 45 vendors with
organic veggies and fruits, breads, salmon, Arizona emu, fresh-cut
flowers and lots of tasty samples. Call 795-1177 for information.
GOURMET ART MARKETPLACE. St. Philip's Plaza Courtyard,
River Road and Campbell Aveue. Edibles and kitchen-art collectibles
by more than 20 Arizona artists are on display from 1 to 5:30
p.m. every Thursday. DJ Kidd Squidd spins your favorite roots
rock while strolling through the marketplace on February 11. Call
299-7617 for information.
FARMERS' MARKETS. Two Farmers' Markets take place on the
weekend: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, vendors sell fresh
produce, teas, honey, jams, lemon curd and natural beef at the
Foothills Mall, La Cholla Boulevard and Ina Road; and from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Sundays, more than 20 vendors hawk similar wares and
treats at St. Philip's Plaza, at River Road and Campbell Avenue.
LA NOCHE DE AMOR. Club Congress and KFMA host a love-filled
evening with live music by Ache Pa' Ti, dance lessons, party games,
prizes, and much more starting at
8 p.m. Sunday, February 14. Admission is $5.
LA REUNION DE EL FUERTE. The Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood
Association, Inc. sponsors this historic site tour of the Old
Fort Lowell Neighborhood. Tours and special events run from
1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 13. Call 318-0219 for information.
LE FREAK SHOW/CARNIVALE!. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone
Ave. 547-5458. Flower Fresh Co. presents Le Freak Show
2: Festival De L'Amour, a multi-media, multi-cultural showcase
extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 13. Admission is
$5, with a $1 discount for freaks in full costume.
LESBIAN LOOKS FILM SERIES. UA Modern Languages Building
auditorium. The seventh annual Lesbian Looks Film and Video
Series presents three free evenings of movies on February
12, 19 and 27. This Friday, After the Second Date and Treyf
screen at 7:30 p.m. Call 621-1239 for information.
TEEN DANCE. Amphi Middle School. 315 E. Prince Road. Direct
and Third Street Kids invite you to this dance from 7 to 10 p.m.
on Friday, February 12. Admission is 50-cents with school ID.
GEM SHOW EVENT. Four Points Hotel. 350 S. Freeway. Atrium
Productions presents the 18th-annual gem, mineral, jewelry and
fossil show, continuing through February 13. Call (602) 998-4000
for information.
WALKING TOUR. Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House. 151 S.
Granada Ave. Enjoy this walking tour of Tucson's history, including
more than
20 homes, sites, and buildings, from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday.
Cost is $4.50 for adults, with reduced rates for children. Reservations
are recommended. Call 622-0956 for information.
Out Of Town
BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM. Two hours north of Tucson via
Highway 79. Enjoy this Language of the Flowers Valentine's Show
and Chocolate Tasting from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday,
February 13 and 14. Call (520) 689-2811 for information.
TUBAC FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. Otero Street Gallery.
5 Camino Otero, Tubac. In cooperation with the Tubac Chamber of
Commerce, artisans represented in the Craft Gallery present their
fine crafts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, February
13 and 14. Call (520) 398-8014 for information.
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