Tucson Weekly: Listings: Special Events (August 28

Special Events

Listings BIRTHDAY BASH. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-1380. Help the Desert Museum celebrate 45 years of delighting and educating people of all ages from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, September 1. Enjoy a piece of birthday cake at 10 a.m., noon or 2 p.m. Events throughout the day include: screenings of historic Desert Museum films; docent-led live raptor and animal interpretations; and storytelling. Call 883-2702 for information.
CREATING CUISINE. 4108 E. North St. Do you have family recipes you'd like to share? The Tucson International Alliance of Refugee Communities sponsors a class for creating an International Cookbook from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, beginning August 30. The cookbook will include information about the author of each recipe, and about the traditional occasions on which each dish is served. Adults from outside the U.S. are especially welcome. This six-week course is free for all. Call David Kha at 323-8278, or email DMKHA@AOL.COM, to register.
HOT! HOT! HOT! St. Philip's Plaza. 4380 N. Campbell Ave. Get ready for the hottest night in town! It's the Tucson Jazz Society's annual Latin jazz dance, salsa tasting and cook-off, from 8 p.m. to midnight Sunday, August 31. Shake your stuff or sit back and enjoy music by The Tucson Latin Jazz Orchestra and Descarga. Event attendees are encouraged to sample all the contending salsas. Admission is $10, $5 for TJS members. Call 743-3399 for information.
ON THE AVENUE. Creative Ventures Parking Lot. 522 N. Fourth Ave. Watch your fellow Tucsonans perform amazing feats of performance power at the Rendez-Vouz On The Avenue Talent Contest, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 30. Amateur performers are invited to get their acts together and perform dance, comedy, music, performance art, etc., while helping to raise money for United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona. Winners will be awarded cash prizes from $50 to $350. Call Creative Ventures Performing Arts Studio at 792-0219 to register your act, or for more informaiton.
SUMMER SUN DRIVE. The Tucson Planning Council for the Homeless needs your donations of unused or new water bottles, sunscreen, summer hats and sunglasses to help Tucsonans on the street fight the summer heat. Drop off your donations at any of the following locations: The American Red Cross, 3915 E. Broadway; St. Francis de Sales Church, 1375 S. Camino Seco; The Salvation Army Hospitality House, 1021 N. 11th Ave; or The Salvation Army Amphi Corps, 218 E. Prince Road. Call 881-1794 for information.
Upcoming
WOMEN'S WELLNESS CAMP. The YMCA of Tucson invite women to unwind and re-charge at its annual Women's Wellness Camp, October 16 through 19. This weekend getaway at the Triangle Y Ranch Camp near Oracle, Arizona, offers women an opportunity to get away from the frantic pace of every day and enjoy swimming, horseback riding, massage, aqua fitness, stress management seminars, facials, journal writing, mountain biking, hiking; as few or as many activities as they wish. Discounts are available for YMCA members and non-members registering before September 15. Financial assistance is available through the YMCA Scholarship Program. Call 623-5200 for information.