SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
BALLET FOLKLORICO. El Rio Neighborhood Center. 1390 W.
Speedway Blvd. Enjoy an afternoon of home-cooked Mexican food,
music and folklorico dance performances from noon to 3:30 p.m.
on Sunday, May
2. Tickets are $7 and can be obtained by calling 575-8864.
DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. This week's Downtown Saturday Night
is a Party at the Heart for all ages on May
1. Activities include the Broadway Underpass Historic Mural Dedication
at 5 p.m., a variety of performers including Lalo Guerrero, Kings
of Pleasure, Laura Love and more. Look in this week's paper for
a special program and map of the evening's festivities.
DRESSAGE SHOW. The Tucson Dressage Club presents their
Beat the Heat Show from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May
8 and 9 at the Pima County Fairgrounds. Call 762-5624 for information.
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER. UA campus. 621-STAR. The April
shows are: In Search of New Worlds, Under Arizona Skies,
Adventures in the Solar System, Our Place in Space
and Light Years from Andromeda. Exhibit admission is $3,
$2 for children 14 and under, or free with a theater ticket purchase.
Telescope viewing is free. Daytime exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Sunday; evening hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday. Free telescope viewing hours are 6:40 to 10
p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Call 621-STAR 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.
MAY DAY PROCESSION. Join the Tucson Arts Brigade at 6 p.m.
on Saturday, May 1, for a May Day Procession and Neighborhood
History Mural unveiling in the Dunbar Spring garden in the northwest
corner of 11th Ave and University Blvd. Call 792-6483 for information.
MAY DAY SHOW. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone Ave. Celebrate
spring with the Amor Belhom Duo and the Swami Project from 9 p.m.
to midnight on Saturday, May
1. Call 622-0192 for information.
PET ADOPTATHON. Find a lifelong companion from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, at the Hermitage
Cat Shelter. 5278 E. 21st St. and Petsmart, 3931 W. Costco Dr.
Call 571-7839 for information.
TEA TIME. The Black Women's Task Force of Tucson presents
a Pre-Mother's Day Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 2 at the
Northwest Center, 2160 N. Sixth Ave. There is an advance donation
of $20. Call 750-8966 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.
Announcements
DEPRESSION SELF-HELP WOMAN'S GROUP. This group meets on
Monday nights and is looking for new members. For information
call 762-5838.
TV SHOW TAPING. Take part in the live taping of
It's About You, a show about relationships, from 8 to 9
p.m. every Tuesday. Call 299-2708 for free tickets and information.
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