SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Join Orsino, Viola (one of the Bard's more appealing heroines) and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, a delightful comedy that involves a renaissance festival of characters running around the woods in playful deceit. The Tucson Parks and Recreation Community Theatre performs for free at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, June 27 through 30, at the Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. Picnic baskets, lawn chairs and a blanket are highly recommended. Call 791-4873 for information. SIMON SIGNS: Prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer Simon Hawke descends from his Kitt Peak kingdom to sign copies of War, a good old-fashioned chaos-in-the-realm, good v. evil, adult fantasy ravaged by war. Hawke will don chain mail and armor alongside fellow Empire of Chivalry members, who will demonstrate various types of sword fighting. Catch a glimpse of the Dark Ages from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at The Haunted Bookshop, 7211 N. Northern Ave. Call 297-4843 for information. CLUB RHYTHM RETURNS: The Baked Pueblo's preeminent family friendly, smoke-free music and dance event is back, with more rhythm and blues, rock, funk and world music. Get tribal and dance till the rains come starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Southwest Center For Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Admission is $5, $4 for KXCI members and $2 for kids 12 and under. Child care is available at no additional cost. Call 721-1710 for information. FLIGHT OF FANCY: Pima Air Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road, celebrates the 100th birthday of Naval aviator and pioneer Buck Rowe, a WWI fighter pilot who later became one of the first federal aeronautics inspectors in the U.S., with festivities at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Event is free with regular museum admission, which includes a bird's eye view of more than 185 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, documentary photos, vintage uniforms and aerospace memorabilia. Regular museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and military, and $3 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs 9 and under. Call 574-9658 for information. UP A CREEK. Join the Desert Paddling Association for an all-hands-on-deck canoe and kayak demonstration from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, June 30, at a local watering hole. What participants may lack in experience they can make up for with enthusiasm; but pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Suggested donation for the outdoor clinic is $3. Call 325-9935 for location, registration and information on this and the non-profit org's upcoming classes on kayak, canoe and inflatable boat safety.

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