DANCE Performances This Week TUCSON REGIONAL BALLET. The Tucson Regional Ballet presents The Three Little Javelinas at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the TCC Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Ave. The Southwest String Quartet accompanies this debut ballet adaptation of Susan Lowell's popular children's book. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors/students/children, available at Dillard's and TCC box offices. Reservations required. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information. SPIRIT OF TIBET. Journey to the heart of Tibet through sacred music and dance by the monks of Sera Je Monastery at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Advance tickets are $12 and are available at all Dillard's ticket outlets. Program is sponsored by the Tucson Bodhisattva Institute. Call 325-2272 for information. Announcements TICKET ALERT. Tickets are on sale for Ballet Arizona's Romeo and Juliet, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 20, at the TCC Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets range from $16 to $26 and are available at Dillard's, the TCC box office or by calling Ballet Arizona at 882-5022. TFTM DANCE. Tucson Friends of Traditional Music presents the First Saturday Contra and Square Dance, with live music by Placebo Junction and calling by Michael Richardson of Seattle, Washington, from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the First United Congregational Church, University Boulevard and Second Avenue. Singles and couples are welcome, no experience necessary. Lessons are given from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Admission is $4, $3 for TFTM members. New dancers are admitted free. SPECIAL EVENTS Events This Week TOP OF THE TOWN. Help Youth On Their Own celebrate their tenth anniversary with A Top Of The Town celebration at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. Saint Andrews Drive. Program honors Dr. Thomas Eyler, a founding board member of Youth On Their Own, a non-profit organization that provides financial, medical and dental care to more than 500 Pima County kids without parents. Tickets are $75. Call Ann Young at 297-3212 for tickets and information. SYMPHONY IN STYLE. The Tucson Symphony Women's Association Symphony In Style fundraiser opens with a silent auction at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. Events include a designer fashion show, luncheon and guest speaker Dan Zuckley. Tickets are $40, with proceeds benefiting the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Call 884-7201 for tickets and information. A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE. The 13th annual Taste of Chocolate Extravaganza tempts your palate from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Ramada Inn Downtown, located at St. Mary's Road and Granada Avenue. Tucson's best chef's, caterers and chocolatiers serve up a chocoholics dream. Advance tickets are $12.50 and are available at Yikes! Toy Store, Blue Willow Restaurant, Landmark Restaurant, Antigone Books, Bentley's, Cuppuccinos, Café Terra Cotta, The Chocolate Iguana and KXCI. Proceeds benefit Arizona Right to Choose. Call 326-7111 for information. GRAND OL' DAYS. Tucson Parks and Recreation hosts Grand Ol' Days, old-fashioned family fun from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Country Club Road and 22nd Street. Nostalgic displays of old toys, live entertainment and recreational carnival games like marbles, hoola-hoops and kite flying offer fun for all ages. Admission is free. Call 791-4873 for information. WALK AROUND THE WORLD. The Walk Around the World fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis begins bright and early Saturday, March 2, at Armory Park, Sixth Avenue and 13th Street, with a one-, six- and nine-mile global trek through Tucson's scenic downtown neighborhoods. Enjoy live music and entertainment by Native American dancers, Mexican mariachis, Scottish bagpipe players, South American percussionists, along with African rhythms and American blues. Registration is $5 and includes a groovy global t-shirt. Call 747-7472 for registration and information. OPEN HOUSE. Northwest Fire Department hosts an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at all area fire stations. Visitors may tour the fire stations, check out fire equipment and the trucks and talk with firefighters. Call 742-4749 for information. OPEN-AIR MARKET. Experience the charm of a European style open-air market from 2 p.m. to dusk Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, at Plaza Palomino at 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 ARTS FESTIVAL. Oracle hosts its fourth annual Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 1 through 3. This self-guided tour of studios, galleries and shops takes visitors through a series of art showcases and museums. Just look for the bright pink flags marking all locations. Maps and event schedules are available at all locations. Call (520) 896-2170 for information. LECTURES JEWISH HERITAGE. Jeffrey Peck, associate professor at Georgetown University, discusses The Jewish Presence in Germany Today at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at UMC Duval Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Peck also presents the film Sojourners: The Return of German Jews and the Question of Identity in East Germany at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. Call Thomas Kovach at 621-7385 for information. SONORA IN 1996. The UA Faculty community lecture series continues with a presentation by David Yetman, Ph.D., entitled Sonora in 1996, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the UA College of Pharmacy Auditorium, located at the corner of Mabel Street and Warren Avenue. Yetman discusses the state of Sonora, its regions, people and the issues confronting them. Call 621-3512 for information. SONGS OF SAPPHO. Celebrate the full moon with Songs of Sappho, a musical and slide presentation of original translations of Sappho's poetry set to acoustic guitar by Paula Reiner, Ph.D., at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the UA Harvill Building, Room 302, on campus. Admission is free. Call 621-3933 for information. AHS LECTURE SERIES. The Arizona Historical Society hosts Desert Harmony: Arizona's Musical Traditions, a spring lecture series from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through March 20, in the Arizona Historical Society auditorium, 949 E. Second St. On Wednesday, March 6, Dorothy C. Reid discusses An Art Form: African-American Church Music. Cost is $5 per lecture. Call 628-5774 for information. ARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH. The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society hosts a series of free lectures and tours to petroglyph sites in the Tucson area during the month of March. Al Dart presents Archaeological Excavation Opportunities at Sabino Canyon Ruin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5; Angelo Joaquin discusses Tohono O'odham Life Yesterday and Today at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Nannini Library, 7300 N. Shannon Road; and at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Linda Gregonis presents Archaeology, Especially Geared for Middle School and Above, at Himmel Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave. Call respective libraries for registration and information. LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. Jan Burke signs copies of Remember Me, Irene from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, February 29. BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Leslie Marmon Silko signs copies of Yellow Women and Beauty of the Spirit from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2. Patricia Preciado Martin signs copies of El Milagro and Other Stories from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7. WRITERS CONFERENCE. The UA Writing Works Center Writers' Conference meets March 1 through 3 on the UA campus. Terry McMillan, former UA professor and best-selling novelist of Waiting to Exhale, speaks at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the UA Physics and Atmospheric Sciences Building, Room 201. Cost of the lecture is $10. The conference includes workshops and discussions with agents and editors from New York and Boston, as well as UA Creative Writing faculty. Call 621-8632 for registration and information. LAMPLIGHT READING. The Lamplight Reading Series reconvenes at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at The Grill, 100 E. Congress St. Tucson poets Steve Snyder, Roberta Howard and Chris Stern are featured. Call 743-0940 for information. POETRY READING. The UA Poetry Center hosts free poetry readings at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. Poet Cyrus Cassells reads from his works March 6. Call 321-7760 for information. BOOK SALE. The Education Enrichment Foundation's Colossal Book Sale continues through March 10 at Park Mall, 5870 E. Broadway, in the former KG Men's Store. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Call EEF at 325-8688 for information. WRITING CONTEST. The Arizona Author's Association sponsors its 15th annual Literary Contest. Unpublished poetry, essays and short stories are being accepted from published and unpublished writers. For contest rules and information, send SASE to: AAA Literary Contest, 3509 E. Shea Blvd., No. 117, Phoenix, AZ 85028-3339. Deadline is July 29. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Modern Poetry Society seeks new poetry from adult and young writers. Prizes range from $10 to $500. Send one poem, 25 lines or less, with the poet's name, address and age (if under 21) and send to: Modern Poetry Society, P.O. Box 2029, Dunnellon, FL 34430-2029. Poems will not be returned. Deadline is March 31. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. Become a tutor. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County. at 884-8337 for information. KIDS WEEKEND OF DANCE. Third St. Kids and ORTS Dance Theatre host a weekend with AXIS Dance Troupe from Oakland, California March 1 through 3, at ORTS Dance studio, 930 N. Stone Ave. All classes are for persons with or without disabilities. Masters and youth classes are offered. Cost is $8 per class, $5 for professionals. Wear comfortable clothing or dance clothes. Call Marcia Berger at 622-4100 for reservations and information. JUST FOR KIDS. The TSO Piano and String Trio presents The Little Fiddle in two Just for Kids concerts at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at The Temple Of Music And Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Follow a small violin who gets lost, then befriends a cello named Hubert and a piano looking for a name. Admission is free. Call 792-9155 for information. DO THAT DAYS. The Tucson Children's Museum host Do That Days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 2 and 3. Parents and children can experience what it's like to climb a rock wall, wind surf or be a movie star. There's also food, music and raffle prizes. Cost is $3 per person, which includes admission to the museum. S.P.E.A.K. FOR KIDS. S.P.E.A.K. (Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom) invites high school students to help make a difference for animals. Participants learn activist skills and meet new friends. Call 323-6247 for information on March meetings. MUSIC CLASSES. Music classes of all levels and types are offered at the Desert Dove School of Music, 6163 S. Midvale Park Road. Beginning and intermediate band, guitar and preschool/interactive music classes are now forming. Call Judith Richardson at 888-3352 for information. SPORTS Upcoming TOUR OF TUCSON MOUNTAINS. The 10th annual Tour of the Tucson Mountains bicycle race is scheduled for Sunday, March 31, beginning and ending at the UA campus. The main event features a 100K perimeter race of the Tucson Mountains. There is also a 50K race that begins at Desert Winds Elementary School. Children 12 years and under may participate in a five- or 1/4-mile Fun Ride. Applications are available in Tail Winds, a publication found in any bicycle or running shop. Call the Perimeter Bicycling Association of America at 745-2033 for information. Events This Week BIATHALON/10K RUN. The Tucson Jewish Community Center hosts a Biathalon and 10K run at 7 a.m. Sunday, March 3, at the JCC, 3800 E. River Road. The 10K run is a TAC certified course and is open to individual and wheelchair participants. The biathalon encompasses a 10K run and 30K bicycle course in the Catalina Foothills area. Pre-registration is $14 for 10K run, $35 for biathalon, and $50 for biathalon teams. Race-day registration must be completed by 6 a.m. and fees are $16, $40 and $60 respectively. Packet pick-up is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at R&R Bike-n-Sport, Sunrise Drive and Swan Road in the Safeway shopping center. Call Pam Reed, Race Director, at 299-3000 for information. DIG, SET, SPIKE! The Stars and Spikes Road to Atlanta Volleyball Tour makes a stop in Tucson at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, at McKale Center, UA campus. The women's USA team takes on Cuba in its third stop on a five-city tour. Tickets are $12, $10 and $5 and may be purchased at the McKale ticket office. Call 621-2287 to charge tickets or for information. OUTDOORS ROCK ART HIKES. Two separate hikes on rock art are offered on Saturday, March 9: Sharon Urban takes hikers into the Tucson Mountains for a six-hour hike at 8 a.m. beginning at the southeast corner of Grant and Silverbell roads. Call 795-3197 or 621-4011 for registration and information. Henry Wallace leads a four-hour hike in the Picacho Mountains at 9 a.m. Call 888-9493 for reservations and information. Bring water, sunscreen, lunch, hats and sturdy shoes. Reservations are required. FIELD STUDY. The Coastal Conservation Foundation of Tucson offers Proyecto Tortuga, a field study program on sea turtle restoration in Southern Mexico. Participants patrol beaches and work with eggs and hatchlings in a nursery. Program runs from July through October. CCF is a non-profit conservation organization. For information write: Dan Dasse, Coastal Conservation Foundation of Tucson, P.O. Box 3621, Tucson, AZ 85722; or call 798-1844 for information. SAN PEDRO HIKES. Spring hikes along the river begin March 9. Hikes range from five to seven miles and range from moderately difficult to strenuous. Bring a minimum of one quart of water per person, wear proper hiking shoes and dress appropriately. Sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and snacks are important. Not appropriate for small children. Pets prohibited. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $7.50 per hike. Call (520) 458-3559 for registration and information. TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Tohono Chul Park grounds are open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Exhibit hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2. The park presents "Wildflower Tours" at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning February 26. "Walk in the Park Tours" meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday. "Birds of Tohono Chul Tours" depart at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Tours last about one hour. "Art in the Park Tours," a docent-guided look at gallery exhibits, are offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 742-6455 for reservations and information. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. The museum is part botanical garden, part geology museum and part zoological park. Naturalistic settings house 1,386 plant species and 317 animal species. Live animal visits, botanical and raptor interpretations are given daily. During the month of March live animal interpretations start daily at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. A wildflower demonstration table is open daily from 10 am. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Raptor Interpretations are held daily at 10:30 a m. Guided tours are suspended until April. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. Admission is $8.95 ages 13 and over, and $1.75 ages 6 through 12. Discount group rates are available. SINGLE CAMPERS. Wandering Single Campers is looking for new members. Single persons over age 40 are invited to join camping activities in the Tucson area. Call 750-0451, 294-0719 or 298-9779 for a newsletter and information.

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