SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
ADIÓS EL ALMA! Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main
Ave. A fiesta finale celebrates the close of the Mexican
folk-art El Alma del Pueblo exhibit from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
August 1, in the Tucson Museum of Art courtyard. The event features
Waila music by the Southern Scratch Band, and a reading by acclaimed
playwright Julieta Gonzales.
C.R.R.E. FAIR. Pueblo High School. 3500 S. 12th Ave. The
10th-annual Children's Assistance and Resource Event will be from
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 31, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
August 1. C.A.R.E. provides limited income Pima County families
with one location for assistance with health and human services.
More than 40 agencies will attend to provide information on services
in childcare, financial needs, food, health, and legal assistance.
DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. The Arts District Partnership presents
another Downtown Saturday Night extravaganza in the cool of the
evening on Saturday, July 31. Events this week include Homero
Cerón and Cool Breeze from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Ronstadt
Transit Center, at Sixth Avenue and Congress Street. Brown Sugar
performs on the Fifth Street Stage behind Magpies on north Fourth
Avenue. Most events will surround the Ronstadt Transit Center
from 7 to 10 p.m. For information on other events, stop by the
booth on Sixth Avenue and Congress Street during DSN hours; or
call the Arts District Partnership at 624-9977.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR. Tucson Racquet and Fitness Club.
4001 N. Country Club Road. The first annual Health and Wellness
Fair takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 31. Events include
massage, Tae Kwon Do and Tai Chi demonstrations, free blood-pressure
testing, body composition testing, stress testing, and a healthy
barbeque. Call 795-6960 for more information.
MOON STROLL. The Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road,
north of Prince Road and east of Tucson Boulevard. Wander at your
leisure through the gardens, pools, caverns and pathways from
7 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of July and August.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted for
the restoration of this Arizona Historic Registry site. Call 323-1331
for information.
POOL OF FUN. The Tucson Parks and Recreation Department
sponsors several opportunities for free summer fun for families
and teens at municipal pools. Friday night teen pool parties meet
from 7:30 to 11 p.m. through August 7. Family Dive-In Movie Nights
are from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays through August 8. Children under
18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 791-4873 for detailed
scheduling information.
STAR WARS TRILOGY. The UA Physics Department presents the
first in a series of three presentations called Science
and Star Wars. These free presentations include screenings
of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of
the Jedi, as well as real-life demonstrations of the physics
faked in the movies. The first event takes place at 2 p.m. Friday,
July 31, in Room 201 of the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences Building,
1118 E. Fourth St. on campus.
Announcements
AUDITION NOTICE. Channel 12, the City Channel, will hold
auditions for two actors (one male and one female) ages 8 to 13,
for an environmental video project. Shooting dates are scheduled
for August 5 through 7. Call 791-2582 for information.
TALK-SHOW AUDIENCE NEEDED. You're invited to participate
in It's About You, a show about relationships taped live
from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Saturday. For information on how you
can participate, contact Barbara Van Deist at 299-2708.
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