OUTDOORSBUGS AND BLOOMS. Join University of Arizona Entomologist Carl Olson and botanist Mary Erickson for an easygoing look at some beautiful bugs and their spring flower hosts at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 6, at Sabino Canyon. Come prepared with water, binoculars and comfortable walking shoes. Cost is $33, $16 for kids under 17 when accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required. Call 887-2340 for registration and information.WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Join in the annual Wildflower Festival from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Harpist Christina Vivona, the musical group Cool Breeze and Contempo, a female a cappella/barbershop group, perform in the gardens. The New Kiva Motions Puppet Theatre presents It's A Really Bug Show, and the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute will have an ant farm equipped with video camera for an up-close look. Edibles and drinkables will be provided by restaurants including Keaton's, Trader Joe's, Kingfisher and Café Terra Cotta. Stop by the plant sale after a wildflower walks, and kids of all ages will enjoy painting and decorating miniature terra-cotta pots. Admission is $40, $15 for children 12 and under. Call 742-6455 for tickets and information. |
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