SPECIAL EVENTS

Events This Week

Listings 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. TW


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