SPECIAL EVENTS Events This Week ARIZONA AIDS QUILT. The One In Ten Repertory Theatre of Tucson hosts a series of workshops for the conception and creation of panels to be displayed during their production of Remember My Name, by David Lemos. Panels gathered will be sent to the Names Project in San Francisco, where they will be joined to the National Quilt after opening night. Call 293-5397 for information, or if you've lost a friend or loved one and would like to create a panel in their memory. FELINE FRENZY. Cat owners and animal lovers alike are invited to show their support for Arizona's only non-profit, no-kill and no-cage cat shelter, Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 27, at 5278 E. 21st St. Donations of Iams and Science Diet cat foods are welcome. This open house is free and open to the public. Call 571-7839 for information. HARVEST FESTIVAL. St. Philip's Plaza, located on the corner of River Road and Campbell Avenue. Celebrate the season at the fifth annual Arizona Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 27. There will be a farmer's market, cooking demonstrations, pumpkin painting contest, puppet show, petting zoo, live entertainment and more than 100 raffle items up for grabs. You'll even have an opportunity to roll up your pant-legs for the grape crush. Admission is free with a non-perishable donation for the Tucson Food Bank. Call 293-5637 for information. PARTY AT THE PLAZA. 2940 N. Swan Road. Enjoy the Plaza's Gourmet Food Fair Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring organic produce, gourmet edibles and Southwestern specialties for sample and purchase. Bring the kids for fun with balloon artist Jamin from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call 795-1177 for information. PEACEFUL PROTEST. UA mall, east of Old Main. The Libertarian Students and AZ4NORML present a Candle Light Vigil from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, in protest of the imprisonment of nonviolent individuals by the U.S. government. Call Jackie Casey at 318-3383 for information. PLAN A FESTIVAL. Get the skinny on the basics of planning a festival at a Festival Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, October 25, at the Tucson/Pima Arts Council, 240 N. Stone Ave. Speaker Dian Magie will cover budgeting, sponsorship, marketing, volunteer recruitment, emergencies, licenses and much more. Registration is $10, $15 for non-residents of Pima County. Cost includes lunch and materials packet. Call 624-0595, ext. 16 or 19, for registration and information. Out Of Town STAIR CLIMBER. Stretch out those hamstrings at the annual Bisbee Stair Climb. Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, October 26, the serious and the curious gather at the base of the Cochise County Courthouse at Tombstone Canyon. "Climbers" are encouraged to obtain pledges for penny a stair, with proceeds going towards the repair and maintenance of the several thousand feet of stairs in historic Bisbee. There will be snacks and massages for the climbers, and live entertainment for spectators and walkers alike. Call (520) 432-4059 for registration and information. SONOITA FEST '96. Bring the family for fun, games, music and more at the 1996 Sonoita Festival, Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27, at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. Live music will be performed by The Sons of San Joaquin, Tom Chambers and the Sons of the Western Plains, Rancho Deluxe, Andy Hersey and Bruce Andre. Call (520) 455-5844 for a schedule of specific events and information.

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