SPECIAL EVENTS Events This Week BALKAN EXPERIENCE. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. Come sample the food, dances and arts of the Balkan Peninsula with an evening entitled "Balkan Peace and Culture," beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, February 22. This free event is for the entire family. Call 623-8905 for information. COLOSSAL BOOK SALE. Stock up on reference books, biographies, autobiographies, foreign language books, children's books, and much more at the Educational Enrichment Foundation's fifth annual Colossal Book Sale at the Park Mall, continuing through March 8. Call 325-8688 for information. HEPBURN FESTIVAL. Cheri and Ace present Katherine Hepburn: An Independent Woman, an afternoon film festival on Sunday, February 23 at 6193 N. Yellow Wood Trail. A slew of Hepburn classics will be screened, including Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, Woman of the Year, Bringing Up Baby and Philadelphia Story. Screenings begin at 1 p.m., and reservations are required. Call 742-2804 for reservations and information. HISTORIC HOME TOURS. The Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House Museum, a branch of the Arizona Historical Society, offers van tours of downtown historic districts including Barrio Historico, Armory Park, Congress Street and the El Presidio neighborhood. Tours run from 9 to 11 a.m. the fourth Friday of each month, with refreshments 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. INDIAN ART FAIR. Arizona State Museum. UA campus main entrance, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-6302. The third annual Southwest Indian Art Fair is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 22 and 23. This invitational show features American Indian jewelry, pottery, kachina dolls, sculpture, storyteller dolls, and folk art. Event is free and features live contemporary music, traditional drumming, and Tohono O'odham "Chicken Scratch" music and dance. Call 621-6302 for information. PEACE FAIR '97. Spend your Saturday at the 15th annual Tucson Peace Fair, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. February 22, at the Reid Park bandshell. The Peace Fair is Tucson's largest gathering of peace, social justice, and environmental action groups. This family event features children's activities, live music, refreshments, dancing, entertainment, food and more. Call Bruce at 888-3498 for information. RODEO HO! The 72nd annual La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros continues with activities through Sunday, February 23. Family entertainment and rodeo competitions begin at 1:15 p.m. daily at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. Sixth Ave. Call 741-2233 for schedule and ticket information. SOUTHWEST SPIRIT. The Spirit Weavers' present their second annual "Spirit of the Southwest" arts and crafts festival from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, February 21 through 23, at El Con Mall. There will be juried artisans, fashion shows, live music, dance and cultural performances, and much more. A portion of festival proceeds will be donated to the Humane Society of Tucson, and donations of pet food will be gladly accepted at their booth. Call 529-2072 for information. UTAH PIONEERS. The Pima Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers invite you to attend their annual convention at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 26. There will be representatives of the DUP office in Salt Lake City, and publications and information will be available for purchase. Call 298-1368 for reservations and information. WORLD OF WHEELS. Rev up your engines for the 24th annual Tucson World of Wheels, rolling into the Pima County Fairgrounds Friday through Sunday, February 21 through 23. Events include the Tucson Lowrider of the Year competition, battle of the bands, model car contest, vintage race cars, James Dean look-a-like contest, truck challenge, BMX and in-line skating "Extreme" demonstrations, and more. Stop by from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8, $3 for children ages 6 to 12. Car lovers 5 and under are free. Call 571-1300 for information. Out Of Town HISTORIC GLOBE TOUR. Globe, Arizona's, 13th annual Historic Home and Building Tour runs February 22 and 23. The tour highlights more than a dozen of the town's historic sites, including structures built before the turn of the century. This guided tour offers continuous transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Other family events scheduled throughout the weekend include pancake breakfasts, Copper Country Quilters' displays, and a presentation by the Copper Cities Community Players. Admission is $7, $3 for children. Call the Greater Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-804-5623 for information.

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