HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Events This Week
THE ACTORS' THEATRE. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. 751-6419.
Opening November 20 and continuing through December 20: Charles
Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Performances are at 7 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday, with 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees. Tickets
are $12, $8 for children. Call 751-6419 for tickets and information.
CELTIC CAROLS. Unitarian Universailst Chruch. 4831 E.
22nd St. Join Arizona's Celtic harper Dave Shaul and ensemble,
the Phoenix Irish Step Dancers and Welsh singer Susy Hopkins at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 29. They will perform holiday selections
including Celtic nöels. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors
and $6 for students. Tickets are available at Hear's Music, the
Folk Shop and Piney Hollow. Call 740-1851 for information.
FELIZ NAVIDAD. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second
St. Tucson's own Lalo Guerrero performs a Feliz Navidad
concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, November
29 and 30. Guerrero, who's won the Golden Eagle Award for Achievement
in Music and was recently honored by President Clinton, performs
family holiday hits and more. Advance tickets are $10, $8 for
AHS members, students and seniors; $6 for children ages 12 and
under. Tickets are available at the AHS Gift Shop, Hear's Music
and Antigone Books. Call 628-5774 for informaiton.
GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing
through January 3: A Christmas Carol. Performances are
at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 3, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday; and at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are
$12.95, $10.95 for seniors/students/active military, and $6 for
children. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428 for information.
MASTERWORKS CHORALE. Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
2331 E. Adams St. The Tucson Masterworks Chorale, with the Heavy
Metal Brass Quintet, performs Holiday Voices in Brass,
conducted by Timothy E. Woods, at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 30.
Tickets are $8. Call 884-3506 for tickets and information.
EL NACIMIENTO. The Tucson Museum of Art Casa Cordova. 140
N. Main Ave. Continuing through March 31: Maria Luisa Teña's
El Nacimiento, an elaborate display of nativity scenes,
featuring more than 200 handpainted terra-cotta figures. Call
624-2333 for information.
A NUTCRACKER FANTASY. PCC Proscenium Theater. 2202 W. Anklam
Road. Southern Arizona Dance Theater presents holiday favorites
A Christmas Carol and A Nutcracker Fantasy with
performances Friday through Sunday, November 28 through 30. Show
times are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Tickets are $10, $8 for students, seniors and children
under 12 years old. Tickets are available at Antigone Books, Beaver's
Band Box, The Bookmark, Gospel Supplies, Villa Feliz Flowers and
the PCC box office. Call the Southern Arizona Dance Theater at
690-7260 for information.
Announcements
ORNAMENT SHOW. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte.
742-6455. Continuing through December 15: Southwest Celebrations:
Holiday for the Park '97, featuring holiday ornaments donated
by more than 50 regional artists. Proceeds from ornament purchases
benefit the park. Hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
SAGUARO GIFT SHOW. 2850 W. Ina Road. Continuing through
December 31: the Saguaro Artisans Holiday Gift Show, featuring
crafts and decorations by more than 100 artisans. Proceeds will
benefit the Community Food Bank, Toys for Tots and Resolve. Hours
are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 10
a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call 498-5271 for information.
TUBAC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 9 Tubac Road, Tubac. Continuing
through December 30: TCA's 15th annual Holiday Art Market. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from
1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Call 398-2371 for gallery schedule.
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