SPECIAL EVENTS Events This Week ANTIQUE FAIR. Tucson Parks and Recreation present the Fort Lowell Antique Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Fort Lowell Park, Craycroft Road and Glenn Street. Antique dealers will show and sell a plethora of antiques and collectiables along the historic Cottonwood Lane. A free parking and shuttle service will be available from TMC's far northwest parking lot. Call 791-4873 for information. BIKE-O-RAMA. Bike Week '97 begins with the GABA Bicycle Festival and Swap Meet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, on the PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. See the City Week calendar for details. Call 323-0669 or 740-3345 for information. Show your helmet and receive special Bike Week discounts at participating stores, including most Baskin-Robbins. Take a trip around the Tucson Mountains on Sunday, April 6, with either a 100k- or 50k-ride to benefit the Arizona Alumni Association. This is a fully supported ride with aid stations, food, water, and on-road bike patrol. Call the Perimeter Bicycling Association at 745-2033 for registration information. To learn more about Bike Week, visit http://www.retallick.com/bikeweek/ DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. Once again, the downtown Arts District teems with activity all day and all night on Saturday, April 5. The UA School of Music and Dance sets music in motion from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Ronstadt Transit Center. The highly trained musicians of the Heavy Metal Brass Quintet perform classical and contemporary tunes from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. west of the bus station between Scott and Sixth Avenues. For information on other events, stop by the booth on Sixth Avenue and Congress Street, or call the Arts District Partnership at 624-9977. FOOD & FITNESS. Metro Fitness. 5851 E. Speedway. Get the skinny on what you need to do to get fit at the Food Drive and Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, benefiting the Tucson Food Bank. Vendors and fitness experts will be on hand, plus food, music, demonstrations and more. Receive a raffle ticket to win a one-year Metro membership with every $1 donation or can of food (limit 5.) Childcare is provided. Call Joni or Sharon at 751-0303 for information. MS WALK. Get out those walking shoes for the 1997 Multiple Sclerosis Walk on Saturday, April 5. Festivities and walker registration begin at 7 a.m. in Armory Park, downtown. Choose from a one-mile or six-mile walk, with refreshments and rest stops along the way. Breakfast, lunch and entertainment will be served at Armory Park. Call 747-7472 for information. NOW'S THE TIME. InnSuites Hotel. 120 N. Alvernon Road. The Tucson Chapter of the National Organization for Women hosts the Arizona NOW State Conference, April 4 through 6. This year's theme is Storming the Bridge to the 21st Century. Childcare will be provided. Call the Tucson NOW Office at 622-6992 or stop by 240 N. Court Ave. for reservations and information. SPIRIT WEAVERS. The Spirit Weavers' are at it again from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, at the Monterey Village (Speedway and Wilmot Road). On display will be the works of juried artisans as well as artisan demonstrations. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Arthritis Foundation of Southern Arizona, and the Foundation will have representatives available to distribute literature, accept donations, and sell note and greeting cards. Call 529-2072 for information. TEEN TALK. Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. The Tucson Parks and Recreation Department presents Tucson Meet Your Teens '97 from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5. The day begins with the Mayor's Office presenting the Outstanding Teen Citizen Award, followed by a fashion show by Hot Topic, a body-art show, skateboard demos, cheer squad exhibitions and more. Teens can interview at the Job Booth, with both volunteer and paid opportunities provided--teens will even receive help in filling out applications. There will many games and activities for all, with food and drink available for purchase. Free shuttle service is offered at 11:30 a.m. from the Tucson Mall, Udall Center, Park Mall and Pueblo High School, and will leave Reid Park at 3:15 p.m. Call 791-5223 for information. VIVA ARIZONA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. Celebrate the history, geography, language, music and dance of the Southwest in a vibrant presentation of Viva Arizona, at 7 p.m. Friday, and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4 and 5. The audience will travel through time from the Aztecs, Spanish, Mexican and Arizona settlers to the present. Tickets are $15, $10 for students/seniors, available at all Dillard's outlets and the TCC box office. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information.

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