SPECIAL EVENTS Events This Week ARABIAN NIGHTS. Foothills Mall. 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. Spirit Weavers presents Midnight at the Oasis, a juried artisans' bazaar from 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday, August 1. Partial proceeds from sales and raffles benefit the Northwest YWCA. Call 529-2072 for information. DO I HEAR $100? It's time for the Absolutely Incredible Camp Fire Silent Auction! from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 3, at Park Mall's center court. Get great deals on trips and dinners for two, sports memorabilia signed by Andre Agassi and more. Barney will be there to entertain the kids. Proceeds from the auction benefit Camp Fire Boys and Girls camps, a United Way agency, which provides youth development and at-risk prevention programs. Call 325-6883 for information. DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. Check out galleries, street performers and unique downtown Tucson sights all day and night Saturday, August 3. Move to the music of Tucson's Blues Cats at 7:30 p.m. at the Ronstadt Transit Center; Hear the harmonious sounds of the Gatekeepers Youth Choir at 7 p.m. on the corner of Scott and Congress Streets; Catch The Screening Room's special DTSN showing of The Incredible Shrinking Man at 10 p.m. at 127 E. Congress St. Visit the information booth at Sixth Avenue and Congress Street for a schedule of events. Call the Arts District at 624-9977 for information. PARTY AT THE PLAZA. 2940 N. Swan Road. Experience the charm of a European style open-air market from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at Plaza Palomino. Enjoy gourmet food, fresh produce, herbs, coffee, arts and crafts, live music and more. Call 795-1177 for information. SPIDER BESIDE HER. The Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute hosts the 1996 Invertebrates in Captivity Conference August 1 through 4 at the Quality Hotel and Suites, 475 N. Granada Ave. The public is invited to visit the exhibition and vendor hall, where entomologists of all ages will thrill to booths on bees, tarantulas and more, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, August 2. Stay to hear keynote speaker F. Tom Turpin, Professor of Entomology at Perdue University. Call 883-3945 for information.

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